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AgSouth Farm Credit Welcomes Sharmequa M. Franklin as Chief Human Resources Officer

7/7/2017

Pat Calhoun, CEO of AgSouth Farm Credit, announced that Sharmequa M. Franklin will succeed AgSouth’s current Chief Human Resources Officer Lisa Peden when Peden retires in December.

Jeffrey Mills Joins AgSouth Farm Credit

6/26/2017

Deidre Nelson, SMM loan originator manager for AgSouth Farm Credit’s mortgage loan department (AgSouth Mortgages), recently announced that Jeffrey Mills has joined the association as a mortgage originator. Mills will work from the Camden office and will serve Richland, Kershaw, and Fairfield counties.

Allen Daley Sharpens Skills at Banking School

6/9/2017

Allen Daley, a relationship manager with AgSouth Farm Credit in Sylvania, attended the 2017 on-campus session of the Georgia Banking School as second-year student. Established in 1961, the Georgia Banking School is a three-year specialized school run by the Georgia Bankers Association. The purpose of the school is to prepare financial managers to effectively and profitably serve their hometowns by developing a thorough understanding of lending practices, regulations, and management principles.

AgSouth's Carrollton Office Welcomes Seth Lorrens as Farm Credit Express Relationship Manager

5/30/2017

Theron Anderson, Director of SMM & Related Services at AgSouth Farm Credit, recently announced that Seth Lorrens has joined the association as a Farm Credit Express relationship manager. He will be based in AgSouth’s Carrollton, Ga., office.

Farm Credit Associations Lead Support of Legislation to Prevent Overtaxing of Family-Owned Farms

5/23/2017

Legislation drafted by a workgroup headed by AgSouth Farm Credit’s Christian Taylor and sponsored by Senator Tyler Harper (R-GA-007), Georgia HB 290, passed the Georgia Senate 51-0 on March 24 and was subsequently signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal.

AgSouth Farm Credit Reports Significant Profits in First Quarter

5/8/2017

AgSouth Farm Credit CEO Pat Calhoun recently announced that the customer-owned cooperative had net earnings of more than $7.957 million in the first quarter of 2017.

AgSouth Farm Credit Branch Opens in New Location

5/2/2017

AgSouth Regional Vice President Daryl Griner says that the Spartanburg branch office will be relocating down the street from its current office on Asheville Highway to 101 Northtown Drive on May 15.

AgSouth's Vidalia Office Welcomes Katy Galbreath as Financial Services Specialist

4/15/2017

Theron Anderson, Director of SMM & Related Service at AgSouth Farm Credit, recently announced that Katy Galbreath has joined the association as a Financial Services Specialist. She will be working from the Vidalia, Ga., office.

AgSouth's Batesburg Office Welcomes Heath Wilson a Financial Services Specialist

4/15/2017

Theron Anderson, Director of SMM & Related Service at AgSouth Farm Credit, recently announced that Heath Wilson has joined the association as a Financial Services Specialist. He will be working from the Batesburg, S.C., office.

AgSouth Farm Credit Reports Net Earnings of $40.1 Million Returns $28.5 Million to Members

3/23/2017

AgSouth Farm Credit Chief Executive Officer Pat Calhoun recently announced that the customer-owned cooperative had net earnings of more than $40.1 million during 2016. He stated that, “The association remained strong in 2016, and loan volume grew by approximately five percent. We are able to once again announce a healthy return of profits to our members through our patronage distribution program.”

AgSouth Farm Credit Awards $25,000 in Grant Funds to Farmers Markets

3/15/2017

AgSouth Farm Credit Marketing Director Christy Smith has released the names of the recipients of AgSouth’s Think Outside the Store® farmers market grant. The association is distributing $25,000 in grant funds to local markets throughout AgSouth’s territory to use for advertising and promotion.

AgSouth Farm Credit Distributes More than $19 Million to Members

3/6/2017

AgSouth Chief Executive Officer Pat Calhoun announced that current and former members of AgSouth Farm Credit in Georgia and South Carolina received more than $19 million in patronage from the agricultural cooperative’s 2011 profits. The distribution went out to members last week.

Farm Credit Associations of Georgia Awards $6,000 in Scholarships to Students at UGA

2/23/2017

Christy Smith, Marketing Director at AgSouth Farm Credit, announced that the Farm Credit Associations of Georgia (consisting of AgSouth Farm Credit, AgGeorgia Farm Credit and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit) have awarded $6,000 in scholarships to six students at the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

AgSouth Farm Credit Announces $25,000 in Grants to Farmers Markets

2/15/2017

AgSouth Farm Credit Marketing Director Christy Smith announced today that the cooperative has once again set aside $25,000 to help community-based farmers markets promote their markets during 2017.

Farm Credit Associations Offer Free Agricultural Finance Training

1/30/2017

Thanks to AgSouth Farm Credit and AgGeorgia Farm Credit, Georgia and South Carolina farmers have several opportunities to attend a free financial training workshop this year. The purpose of the nationally award-winning AGAware® program is to promote and educate the next generation of farmers. This will be the fifth year the program has been available in Georgia and South Carolina.