Southern AgCredit recently hired Garren Berry as a loan officer in its Hattiesburg office.  The rural lending cooperative specializes in financing land and agricultural operations in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Berry graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.  He started his professional career with Sanderson Farms in Hammond, Louisiana.  Then Berry moved back to his hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi to work in outside sales for a sports apparel and equipment company. 

He is married to his wife, Macie, who is originally from St. Louis, Missouri.