Dave Hedlin manages loan funds as well as crops
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October 17, 2018
HARVESTING CITY FOLKS WHO HAVE COME TO SEE THE FARM – Dave Hedlin, standing, welcomed crowds to his farm in early October. He has grown his success with the help of Northwest Farm Credit Services, a financial co-op. As a member-owner he sits on the board and even wears a coat and tie occasionally. – Photo courtesy of Don Coyote
La Conner farmer Dave Hedlin drives a pickup truck, a tractor, and a variety of farm equipment. The much less visible seat he sits in is as a board member of Northwest Farm Credit Services, a financial cooperative that’s part of the Farm Credit System.
Hedlin is one of 11 elected members of the board of directors. For three years, ending in 2017, he was board chair. He finishes his third five-year term in 2021. As a co-op member, he has taken loans with Northwest since 1979, when he and his wife, Serna Campbell, bought the Thein Family farm near Dodge Valley and Landing Roads.
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