Important announcement for Ag Banking Online users:
Starting Dec. 4, the “Pay Now” button will take you to the Make a Payment page not Funds Transfer for quicker, easier loan payments.
Please contact your local Southern AgCredit branch if you have questions or need assistance.
The Board of Directors of Southern AgCredit has named Ken Hobart Chief Executive Officer, following his service as interim CEO. Hobart brings more than 40 years of experience within the Farm Credit System, offering a deep understanding of agricultural finance …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit is pleased to announce the re-election of three members to its board of directors: Kevin Rhodes, Larry W. Killebrew, and John “Paul” Johns, Jr. Each director will serve a three-year term, continuing their commitment to guiding the cooperative …
Learn MoreWe are pleased to announce the 2025 Southern AgCredit scholarship recipients. Jimmie Dick Carter ($2500) must attend MSU and major in Ag related fieldLawton Poole Greenville, MS Emery Skelton ($2500) must attend MSU and major in Ag related fieldMadison …
Learn MoreThe board of directors of Southern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, returned a record-setting $13.4 million in cash patronage to its customer-owners in late February. As a borrower-owned cooperative, Southern AgCredit returns a portion of its earnings to its customer-owners …
Learn MoreEach applicant must be a current Southern AgCredit borrower or a current borrower’s child, grandchild, or spouse. The deadline for entry is March 19, 2025, and the winners will be notified in April. Visit https://southernagcredit.com/apply/scholarship-program/ to learn more!
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit is proud to announce that Pate Demuth, Ridgeland branch loan officer, has been named the Young Professional of the Year by the Madison County Business League & Foundation and the Madison County Economic Development Authority. This prestigious award …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently promoted Casey Spence to customer service representative III in its Ridgeland branch office. Spence holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Mississippi State University. She joined Southern AgCredit in 2022. Prior to joining …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit was recently recognized as one of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Mississippi District’s Top Lender Awards. We received the Platinum award for second overall most SBA loan volume in the state of Mississippi and we were number …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently promoted seven associates. Ted Murkerson was promoted to chief strategy officer. He began his Farm Credit career in 1992 working for Northwest Florida Farm Credit and later joined Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, both within the AgFirst District. …
Learn MoreStockholders of Southern AgCredit recently re-elected Bryan “Scott” Bell of Lena, Mississippi, and Charles “Allen” Eubanks of Lucedale, Mississippi, to the lending cooperative’s board of directors. They will each serve three-year terms. Bell is the owner/operator of Bell Livestock, Inc., …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired three summer interns: Cole Harris, Tori Hinshaw and Brock Tullos. These students will work an 8-week rotation through the rural lending cooperative which began June 6 and will conclude on July 28. They will spend time …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired Whitney Watts as an insurance representative. Watts is from Wesson, Mississippi where she grew up showing and judging livestock. She and her family run a cow-calf operation. Watts recently graduated from Kansas State University with a …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently promoted Pam Vitteck to business systems administrator I and Shera Sivley to business administrator II. Vitteck holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Business Management from the University of Maryland …
Learn MoreThe following high school and college students received agriculture scholarships of varying amounts to use in continuing their education in agrigulture. Jimmie Dick Carter Scholarship ($2500) must attend MSU and major in Ag related fieldGeorgia Neill McCarley, MS Emery Skelton …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired Brittney Cooper as a customer service representative in its Hattiesburg branch office. Cooper graduated from Jones College. She brings experience in banking, entrepreneurship, and agriculture. Cooper is also a customer-owner at Southern AgCredit. Cooper and her …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently hired Dru Brakefield as a customer service representative in its Gulfport, Mississippi branch office. Brakefield attended Pearl River Community College and plans to pursue a degree in communications. Before joining Southern AgCredit, she …
Learn MoreThe board of directors at Southern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, returned a record-breaking $12.4 million in cash patronage to its customer-owners in late February. The customer-owned cooperative shares its surplus earnings with borrowers once capital requirements for future …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently promoted Brooks Hall to branch manager of the Ruston branch office. Hall joined Southern AgCredit in 2021 as a loan officer in its branch office in Brookhaven, Mississippi. He started his career as an examiner in the …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently promoted Joseph Linton to senior credit administrator. Linton joined Southern AgCredit in November 2013 as a credit analyst, then he was promoted to senior credit analyst in 2018. Before joining Southern AgCredit, he …
Learn MoreEach applicant must be a current Southern AgCredit borrower or a current borrower’s child, grandchild, or spouse. The deadline for entry is March 20, 2024, and the winners will be notified in April. Visit https://southernagcredit.com/apply/scholarship-program/ to learn more!
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit held the Jingle Bell Jog in December 2023. The race featured a half marathon, 10K, 5K and Kids Run. It started and ended at our new headquarters in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Race proceeds benefitted Children’s of Mississippi Center for …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently hired Morgan Ritter as loan administrator in its Ruston branch office. Ritter holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Louisiana Tech University. She began her career in the banking industry in 2014. Ritter …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired Haley Herring as a customer service representative in its Hattiesburg branch office. Herring was raised on a family-owned and operated cattle farm in Perry County, Mississippi. She is a graduate of Pearl River Community College and …
Learn MoreThe board of directors of Southern AgCredit recently appointed Jonathan Hollingshead of Flora, Mississippi, to the lending cooperative’s board. Hollingshead will serve a three-year term. Hollingshead is the CEO and sole owner of Business Communications, Inc. (BCI). BCI is a …
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired MaKayla Sadler as a loan administrator in its Ruston branch office. Sadler graduated from West Monroe High School and attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She began her professional career with BAFS in Monroe where …
Learn MoreStockholders of Southern AgCredit recently elected Loyd Dodson of Haughton, Louisiana, to the lending cooperative’s board of directors. He replaces retired director Thomas C. “T.C.” Hall of Gloster, Louisiana. Dodson will serve a three-year term.
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired Lenoir Andrus as an office administrator in its Greenville branch office.
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit recently hired three summer interns: Hayden Kilgore, Coltin Taylor and Whitney Watts. These students will work an 8-week rotation through the rural lending cooperative beginning June 5 and concluding July 28. They will spend time working in Southern AgCredit branches as well as in different departments at the Ridgeland administrative office.
Learn MoreSouthern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently hired Walker Burchfield as a loan officer in its Ruston, Louisiana branch office.
Learn MoreAlicia Ledbetter joins Southern AgCredit as Human Resource Manager in its Ridgeland administrative office. Ledbetter holds an associate’s degree from Hinds Community College. She comes to Southern AgCredit with 8 years of human resource experience and earned her SHRM-CP in June 2020. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and the Capital Area Human Resource Association. She is also a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Banking.
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