Northwest Farm Credit Services’ Idaho State President Receives Award

SPOKANE, Wash. (Nov. 22, 2016) – Northwest Farm Credit Services’ State President Blair Wilson of Nampa, Idaho recently received an award for his outstanding service to cooperatives. Idaho State President Wilson received the Northwest Regional Cooperative Award, which is determined by nomination and selected by cooperatives in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The award recognizes a lifetime of exceptional service to cooperatives in the Pacific Northwest. Wilson, who grew up on a ranch in Lapwai, Idaho, graduated from the University of Idaho in agribusiness in 1979. His career has spanned more than 37 years with Northwest FCS, which named him Idaho state president in 2015. Wilson has also been involved as a volunteer, board member and office holder with a number of ag-related groups, including Leadership Idaho Ag, Idaho Co-op Council, Idaho Ag in the Classroom, Food Producers of Idaho and University of Idaho Ag Consulting Council. He currently serves as chair of the Idaho Foodbank. Northwest FCS is a $10.9 billion financial cooperative providing financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishermen, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop insurance customers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System that supports agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information, go to northwestfcs.com