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The Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina Raise $90,000 for NC 4-H and FFA

The Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina Raise $90,000 for NC 4-H and FFA

3/7/2024
The Farm Credit Associations of NC, AgCarolina Farm Credit and AgSouth Farm Credit, announce the fundraising results of $90,000 from the 2023 Pull for Youth sporting clays events. These events benefit NC 4-H and NC FFA. This year marked the seventh annual Pull for Youth event.
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Innovative Young Farmer & Excellence in Ag Awards Presented by Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina

Innovative Young Farmer & Excellence in Ag Awards Presented by Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina

3/7/2024
The Farm Credit Associations of NC, AgCarolina Farm Credit and AgSouth Farm Credit, announce the 2023 Innovative Young Farmer of the Year and Excellent in Agriculture award recipients. Both award recipients were recognized last month, at the recent NC Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Breakfast with the Commissioner.
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AgSouth Farm Credit Lending Marketing Manager Will Johnson has announced that he is excited to have Ansley Rast Turnblad as a Marketing Specialist providing marketing support for all of AgSouth’s South Carolina branches.

AgSouth Welcomes Ansley Turnblad as Marketing Specialist

2/26/2024
Orangeburg, SC.: (February 26, 2024): AgSouth Farm Credit Lending Marketing Manager Will Johnson has announced that he is excited to have Ansley Rast Turnblad as a Marketing Specialist providing marketing support for all of AgSouth’s South Carolina branches.
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AgSouth Farm Credit Home Loan Origination Manager Michael Hamrick has announced that Rylie Quinn has joined AgSouth Mortgages as the newest Home Loan Officer in the Vidalia, Georgia branch office.

AgSouth Welcomes Rylie Quinn as Vidalia Home Loan Officer

2/9/2024
Vidalia, GA (February 9, 2024): AgSouth Farm Credit Home Loan Origination Manager Michael Hamrick has announced that Rylie Quinn has joined AgSouth Mortgages as the newest Home Loan Officer in the Vidalia, Georgia branch office.
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AgBiz Program Participants Attend Conference in Raleigh North Carolina

AgBiz Program Participants Attend Conference in Raleigh

1/30/2024
STATESVILLE, NC – AgSouth Farm Credit is proud to have hosted 13 participants in the 2023 AgBiz Program. Many recently attended the AgBiz Conference in Raleigh, NC as the culmination of the program.
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AgSouth Farm Credit Regional Lending Manager Troy Brownlee has announced that he is excited to have Helen Schertz at AgSouth as the newest Loan Officer in the Aiken, SC branch office.

AgSouth Welcomes Helen Schertz as Aiken Loan Officer

1/24/2024
Aiken, SC.: (January 23, 2024): AgSouth Farm Credit Regional Lending Manager Troy Brownlee has announced that he is excited to have Helen Schertz at AgSouth as the newest Loan Officer in the Aiken, SC branch office.
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AgSouth Farm Credit Crop Insurance Manager Sandra Meeks has announced that she is excited to have Darcy Davis back at AgSouth as the newest Crop insurance Agent in the Blackshear, GA branch office.

AgSouth Welcomes Darcy Davis as Crop Insurance Agent

1/22/2024
Blackshear, GA.: (January 18, 2024): AgSouth Farm Credit Crop Insurance Manager Sandra Meeks has announced that she is excited to have Darcy Davis back at AgSouth as the newest Crop insurance Agent in the Blackshear, GA branch office.
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AgSouth Awards Scholarships to North Carolina Agriculture Students

AgSouth Awards Scholarships to North Carolina Agriculture Students

1/10/2024
STATESVILLE, NC – Vance C. Dalton, Jr., CEO of AgSouth Farm Credit, announces that AgSouth Farm Credit awarded scholarships for to four students at North Carolina State University, four students at North Carolina A&T University, and five students at the University of Mount Olive for the 2023-2024 academic school year.
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Boost Your Farm Productivity with Operating Lines of Credit

Boost Your Farm Productivity with Operating Lines of Credit

Make a list of essential ways to boost a farm’s productivity, and an operating line of credit will be on it. The benefits are both tangible and intangible, says Stacy Nobles, a relationship lending manager with AgSouth Farm Credit. He and Allen Daley, a relationship lender with AgSouth, have 38 years between them in helping farmers tailor operating lines of credit that best fit their businesses.
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AgSouth announces the recipients of this years Growing Our Communities Grant.

AgSouth Awards 42 Grants to Community Organizations

12/13/2023
STATESVILLE, NC – AgSouth Farm Credit recently awarded grant funding to 42 local non-profit organizations and farmers markets for the 2023-2024 Growing Our Communities Grant program for approximately $200,000. The grant recipients were selected from 276 grant applications received across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Each applicant was eligible to receive up to $5,000.
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Farm Credit Hosts FFA Ag Mechanics Contest at Sunbelt Expo and Announces Winners

Farm Credit Hosts FFA Ag Mechanics Contest at Sunbelt Expo

Students from FFA chapters across the state of Georgia had the opportunity to enter and exhibit their wood and metal projects at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia during the week of October 17-19. The impressive projects are built by middle and high school FFA members and are judged based on quality of work, precision, attention to detail, and difficulty. Projects are divided into four categories: Large Wood, Large Metal, Small Wood, and Small Metal. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion projects are featured with their winning ribbon throughout the Expo, and students are awarded a cash prize.
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AgSouth Announces 2023 Director Election and Nominating Committee Results

AgSouth Farm Credit Announces 2023 Board of Director and Nominating Committee Results

10/18/2023
STATESVILLE, NC (October 18, 2023) – AgSouth Farm Credit CEO Vance Dalton announced the winners of the 2023 Board of Director and Nominating Committee Election. AgSouth Farm Credit is a member-owned cooperative and relies on their members to help build the leadership that serves them. Open Director seats and the Nominating Committee are voted for by eligible stockholders during the Annual Meeting. This year’s Annual Meeting was held on September 6, 2023, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Eligible stockholders were able to submit their ballot by mail or online.
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If you’re a cattle producer, buying crop insurance may not be something of which you think you qualify. 3 Benefits of Livestock Risk Protection for your cattle operation are: Your premium can be due AFTER you go to market; There is no minimum number of heads insured; and, Having insurance looks more favorable to lenders.

Protect Your Cattle: 3 Benefits of Having Livestock Risk Protection

If you’re a cattle producer, buying crop insurance may not be something of which you think you qualify. 3 Benefits of Livestock Risk Protection for your cattle operation are: Your premium can be due AFTER you go to market; There is no minimum number of heads insured; and, Having insurance looks more favorable to lenders.
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Intern Experience: 8 Lessons Learned by the Next Generation of Ag Leaders

Intern Experience: 8 Lessons Learned by the Next Generation of Ag Leaders

7/27/2023
Each summer, AgSouth welcomes a group of students to our organization where they are presented with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Farm Credit culture. The AgSouth Internship Program allows our association to educate and develop the skills of young professionals through hands-on experience catering to each of the intern’s relevant interests. In turn, this internship provides the Association with tremendous value, bringing in fresh knowledge and ideas. 
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Get Your Farm Finances on Course. FREE Workshop! Space is limited.

Get Your Farm Finances on Course with AGAware®

6/1/2023
Farming today truly is a business, and requires knowledge not just of how to grow crops and raise livestock, but also how to manage both finances and risk.  
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