Beutke named Farm Credit loan officer

Farm Credit has named Jason Beutke its newest loan officer at the Alachua location.

Beutke began working with Farm Credit as a credit analyst in January 2008 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in food and resource economics from the University of Florida.  Since that time, he has been responsible for underwriting credits for loan requests.  In his new loan officer position, Beutke will fulfill the lending needs of members and potential members in Alachua and Union counties.

“I am excited for the opportunity to work directly with farmers and ranchers throughout our Association.  I am also looking forward to meeting more of our members and becoming familiar with their operations.  I hope to continue to foster the existing relationships between Farm Credit and current members, while developing new business opportunities for our Association,” Beutke said.

In addition to nearly three years experience with Farm Credit, Beutke brings a wealth of agricultural knowledge to his new position.  He grew up helping his parents, Amos and Sharon Beutke, run their commercial cattle operation in Alachua.  Beutke and his wife Kristen currently manage their own cow-calf operation and are involved in hay production.  He is also an active member of the Alachua County Cattlemen’s Association and Alachua County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers.

Farm Credit of North Florida is an agricultural lending cooperative owned by its member-borrowers. It provides farm loans for land, equipment, livestock and production; and rural home mortgages. Farm Credit of North Florida has branches serving 18 counties. It is part of the national Farm Credit System, a network of financial cooperatives established in 1916 to provide a dependable source of credit to farmers and rural America.