Make a list of essential ways to boost a farm’s productivity, and an operating line of credit will be on it. The benefits are both tangible and intangible, says Stacy Nobles, a relationship lending manager with AgSouth Farm Credit. He and Allen Daley, a relationship lender with AgSouth, have 38 years between them in helping farmers tailor operating lines of credit that best fit their businesses.
Aiken, SC.: (January 23, 2024): AgSouth Farm Credit Regional Lending Manager Troy Brownlee has announced that he is excited to have Helen Schertz at AgSouth as the newest Loan Officer in the Aiken, SC branch office.
Blackshear, GA.: (January 18, 2024): AgSouth Farm Credit Crop Insurance Manager Sandra Meeks has announced that she is excited to have Darcy Davis back at AgSouth as the newest Crop insurance Agent in the Blackshear, GA branch office.
STATESVILLE, NC – Vance C. Dalton, Jr., CEO of AgSouth Farm Credit, announces that AgSouth Farm Credit awarded scholarships for to four students at North Carolina State University, four students at North Carolina A&T University, and five students at the University of Mount Olive for the 2023-2024 academic school year.
STATESVILLE, NC – AgSouth Farm Credit recently awarded grant funding to 42 local non-profit organizations and farmers markets for the 2023-2024 Growing Our Communities Grant program for approximately $200,000. The grant recipients were selected from 276 grant applications received across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Each applicant was eligible to receive up to $5,000.
Understanding the business side of farming can be hard. In this article, we talk about the ratios that tell the story of how financially healthy your farm is.
Students from FFA chapters across the state of Georgia had the opportunity to enter and exhibit their wood and metal projects at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia during the week of October 17-19. The impressive projects are built by middle and high school FFA members and are judged based on quality of work, precision, attention to detail, and difficulty. Projects are divided into four categories: Large Wood, Large Metal, Small Wood, and Small Metal. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion projects are featured with their winning ribbon throughout the Expo, and students are awarded a cash prize.
If you’re a cattle producer, buying crop insurance may not be something of which you think you qualify. 3 Benefits of Livestock Risk Protection for your cattle operation are: Your premium can be due AFTER you go to market; There is no minimum number of heads insured; and, Having insurance looks more favorable to lenders.
Farming today truly is a business, and requires knowledge not just of how to grow crops and raise livestock, but also how to manage both finances and risk.
STATESVILLE, NC (April 3, 2023) – AgSouth Farm Credit Chairman of the Board, Frank Ables, announced the results of the stockholder vote on the Merger of AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA (“AgSouth”) with Carolina Farm Credit, ACA (“Carolina”).
Whether you’re an experienced, young, beginning, or small farmer, crop insurance is an important part of any farming operation. While crop insurance policies and premiums are regulated at the national
Owning a Barndominium is something you’ve always dreamed of, but the steps to make it all happen aren’t super clear. Fortunately, there are several ways you can finance a Barndominium and Farm Credit specializes in loans for exactly these types of properties.
If you’re looking to obtain financing for your farming operation, no matter how big or small, you’ll need a business plan. Writing a business plan from scratch can be overwhelming. This article goes over what you will need to do before you start writing your business plan that will make the writing process go much more smoothly.
