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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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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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AgSouth Growing Our Communities Grant

AgSouth Farm Credit Now Accepting Applications for the Growing Our Communities Grant

5/10/2023
STATESVILLE, NC – The AgSouth Farm Credit –Growing Our Communities grant application period recently opened. This grant will be a combination of Carolina Farm Credit’s previous program, Corporate Mission Fund, and AgSouth Farm Credit’s Think Outside the Store Farmers Market Grant program.
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April 3 2023 Voting Results Announced in Merger of AgSouth Farm Credit and Carolina Farm Credit

Results of Stockholders Vote Announced in Merger of AgSouth Farm Credit and Carolina Farm Credit

4/3/2023
STATESVILLE, NC (April 3, 2023) – AgSouth Farm Credit Chairman of the Board, Frank Ables, announced the results of the stockholder vote on the Merger of AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA (“AgSouth”) with Carolina Farm Credit, ACA (“Carolina”).
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Sampson Parker's Epic Survival Story

After having to cut off his arm to free himself from a corn picker that had caught fire, Sampson Parker managed to get to his truck and drive to the nearest highway to summon help. Having to pull his truck into the middle of the highway, he told God he’d done everything he could and it was in God’s hands now.
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How Doing Business with Cooperatives Can Benefit You!

Imagine getting a competitive upfront rate on your loans – and then getting 22 cents back on every dollar you paid in interest for the year. Seem impossible? Not with Farm Credit.

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