Watch Video - May 6, 2024 New Generation of Farming In February, the latest US Ag Census was released and it confirmed what all of us in the industry have been aware of for years. The average age of Read the Article
November 29, 2021 Groundbreaking ceremony held for new First South Farm Credit building in Ozark, Alabama First South Farm Credit in Ozark, Alabama, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to announce its plans to build a new office building in the city. The existing branch on South Union...
November 23, 2021 Louisiana native finds a calling to embrace sugarcane harvesting When Kassi Berard Leger graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and began a sales career, she found herself still searching for a purpose. This longing brought her back to her roots in...
November 3, 2021 First South Farm Credit Welcomes Lee Thorne as its new General Counsel Ridgeland, MS - First South Farm Credit, the largest member-owned land and agricultural financing cooperative in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, proudly announces that Lee Thorne has joined First...
October 21, 2021 Sustaining a strong relationship with a third-generation farmer Jarred Casiday is a third-generation farmer from Crowville, La., who understands the challenges farmers face each day. For 15 years, he’s run a 2,200-acre corn and soybean farm in Franklin Parish –...
July 23, 2021 2 Brothers Whitetails: The Growth of a Unique Farming Operation in Louisiana A First South Farm Credit member, Brandon Bollinger, teamed up with his brother to build one of the most unique businesses in south Louisiana. The pair of brothers got lost on back roads during a deer...
April 7, 2021 The Voices of Women in Agriculture: Michele Simoneaux’s Story Over the past thirty-five years, Michele Simoneaux has been with First South through all of its seasons. Through association name changes and farm credit restructurings, she has seen it all. Yet there...
March 8, 2021 First South Farm Credit Distributes Over $21 Million in Cash to its Member/Borrowers Ridgeland, MS - First South Farm Credit announced today that it will distribute $21 million in patronage refund checks to its member/borrowers in April. A patronage refund is a payment from a...