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June 2, 2025

Celebrating Excellence: Tim Losavio Honored by LSU College of Agriculture

At First South Farm Credit, we take pride in the dedication and leadership of our team members—and today, we’re thrilled to celebrate a special

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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 needs. Today, he and his son, Andy, are longtime partners on their poultry and cattle farm and longtime borrowers of First South Farm Credit.

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 Avenue will eventually move to the new location on Highway 231 South.

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 Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, where her father farmed sugarcane for 47 years. Growing up working on the farm with her father built in her a passion for agriculture that led her to change careers.

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...