Meet Chris Lane, a professional Bass fisherman for 16 years and a proud partner and customer of First South Farm Credit. As a young boy growing up in Central Florida, Chris enjoyed playing sports and had a passion for the outdoors, specifically fishing – which was an activity that his whole family...
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Compton Farms: A family tradition
Compton Farms: A family tradition Mitch Compton could be considered the patriarch of Compton Farms in North Alabama. After all, it was Mitch that started his farming operation years ago that has since became a way of life for him and his family. Mitch values his time working on the poultry, cattle... -
FIRST SOUTH FARM CREDIT DISTRIBUTES $26 MILLION IN CASH TO ITS MEMBER/BORROWERS
Ridgeland, MS - First South Farm Credit announced today that it will distribute $26 million in patronage refund checks to its member/borrowers in April. A patronage refund is a payment from a cooperative to a member/borrower based on its earnings and financial performance in proportion to the... -
Organic Farming in the Foothills: Mountain Sun Farm in Mentone, AL
Nestled in the Foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Alabama, near a city described as a “Musical Mountain Spring,” Liz and Brian Simpson are living their dream operating Mountain Sun Farm. The Simpsons started their farming operation on leased property in 2014. With a passion for... -
Abbott Family: Farming with a View
With the help of his father, Ray Abbott acquired land along the Mulberry River in Bremen, AL, and started his cattle operation almost 50 years ago. Today, his farm is one of the largest stocker grazing operations in the area, and if you ask Ray, he will tell you it is one of the prettiest farms, too...