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Learn how this SC couple adapted their childhood farm dream in the midst of disaster and how they continue to welcome change in their organic farming operation.

One of the chief financial benefits of doing business with a cooperative is that, as a member, you share in the cooperative’s profits. At AgSouth, we call this profit sharing program “patronage.” And the profits distributed through our patronage program are significant.

“Farm Credit helped us as beginning farmers with limited resources to establish some of the infrastructure we needed to get started," say the Millers of Cherry Hill Farm.

Pat is the owner of Laurel Springs Nursery in Laurel Springs, North Carolina. For over 40 years, the farm has grown Christmas trees.

From an early age, Michael Everhart, has wanted to carry out his passion for agriculture and to be a farmer.

Michael Wang and Jimmy Li of Charlotte North Carolina, own and operate 9 sawmills and kilns across the Southeast, including several in North Carolina.

Jason Davis of North River Farms in Mills River, North Carolina, has packed a lot into 20 years of farming.

Nestled in the foothills of North Carolina sits Knob Creek Orchard, owned and operated by Jeff Crotts.

The Howard Family has been working with Farm Credit from the very beginning. “If it wasn’t for Farm Credit, things wouldn’t get planted in the field every year."

Hickory Nut Gap Farm has grown to feature a restaurant, catering, and a retail store and meat shop all on their farm in Fairview. Amy Ager is the co-owner.