April 8, 2024 First South Celebrates Women in Ag In March, the agriculture community across the country celebrated the role women play on the farm. First South Farm Credit was proud to support the Read the Article
May 30, 2023 2023 Annual Director and Nominating Committee Election Results First South Farm Credit, ACA recently conducted its annual Director and Nominating Committee elections. The First South Farm Credit, ACA board delegated the counting of the ballots to Harper, Rains...
January 25, 2023 Foreign Investment in Agricultural Lands: Dr. Mykel Taylor, ALFA Eminent Scholar, Auburn University Lately, there has been much coverage by the media regarding the purchase of U.S. agricultural land by foreign entities, especially those purchased by Chinese companies and individuals. Foreign...
July 7, 2022 Chris Lane: An Outdoor Partnership 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 enjoyed. It eventually...
April 25, 2022 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...
March 4, 2022 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...
February 18, 2022 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...
February 3, 2022 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...
December 6, 2021 Sumners Family: Coming Home to the Farm Stanley Sumners grew up on the same land in Blessing, AL that he built his first breeder hen house on in 1979. A few years later in the mid 80’s, he looked to First South Farm Credit for his financing...
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...