Meet the Interns: Austin Bell
Austin Bell, a senior agribusiness major at the University of Arkansas, joined Farm Credit of Western Arkansas as a Field Services Intern for the summer.
Austin Bell joined Farm Credit of Western Arkansas as a field services intern covering northwest Arkansas for the summer of 2023. He is a senior agribusiness major at the University of Arkansas. Growing up in Cabot, AR, Austin’s primary exposure to agriculture was his grandpa’s cattle operation. Austin was tasked with anything his grandpa needed help with, from breeding cows to cutting hay.
Although Austin knew little about Farm Credit before his internship, the idea of working in ag finance has always appealed to him. When he heard about the internship, he was immediately interested. The friendliness of the interviewers is what sealed the deal about Farm Credit to Austin. He could connect with them and feel relaxed even in a tense situation.
Throughout this summer, Austin has helped in many aspects of Farm Credit. For him, every day is different. He could start in the office completing morning reports, greeting customers, answering phones, writing receipts for checks, or disbursing checks on loans, or he could be out in the field meeting with farmers, inspecting and evaluating collateral, or shadowing appraisers.
Austin will graduate in December 2023. After graduation, he plans to either stay in northwest Arkansas and pursue a career in agriculture lending or go to northeast Arkansas to work in the steel industry.
Visit the news section of our website to learn about our other three summer interns.
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