Shacey Sullivan honored for her commitment to agriculture

Peralta resident Shacey Sullivan, a Valencia County Farm Bureau member, won the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau’s Excellence in Agriculture Award, presented at the organization’s 94th annual meeting. The Excellence in Agriculture Award recognizes young farmers and ranchers who are involved in agriculture in ways other than as farm or ranch owners. Sullivan was raised on her family farm in northwest New Mexico, but she pursued a career on the financial end. She earned a degree from New Mexico State University and is the director of marketing for Farm Credit of New Mexico. Farm Credit of New Mexico is the state’s largest agricultural lender, with assets in excess of $1.2 billion. She has been with Farm Credit for 10 years, working out of the Albuquerque office on Balloon Fiesta Parkway. There are six offices throughout the state. “I think we made over $100 million in new loans this year,” said Sullivan. She is a member of the Junior Livestock Sale Committee, which promotes Future Farmers of America and 4-H throughout the state by raising money for scholarships and fair animal purchases. Sullivan has chaired the Agriculture Committee for the Association of Commerce and Industry, and also the Allied Industries Committee for New Mexico Cattle Growers Association...more