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Southern AgCredit Promotes Four Rural Lending Co-op Associates

RIDGELAND, Miss. – Southern AgCredit recently promoted four employees. Hunter Barlow was promoted to agribusiness portfolio manager in the Ridgeland administrative office. Barlow holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University. …

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COVID-19 Update 1.14.21

Dear customer-owners, Southern AgCredit is pleased to offer an extension of our borrower assistance program for COVID-19 relief options. These relief options will be available until June 30, 2021 or 60 days after termination of the COVID-19 national emergency, whichever …

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Southern AgCredit Announces New Staff in Mississippi and Louisiana

Southern AgCredit recently hired four new staff members in Ruston, Brookhaven, and the Ridgeland corporate office.

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Southern AgCredit Promotes Associate in Ridgeland Administrative Office

RIDGELAND, Miss. – Southern AgCredit recently promoted Paul Landry to director of portfolio risk and compliance. He works in the administrative office in Ridgeland, Mississippi.    A native of West Monroe, Louisiana, Landry has worked for Southern AgCredit since 2011. …

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COVID-19 and Hurricane Relief Assistance Update 10.28.20

Dear Customer-owners, Southern AgCredit continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the damage caused from several hurricanes that have swept through Mississippi and Louisiana. We continue to provide relief for our customer-owners who were negatively impacted by the …

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Southern AgCredit Participates in Farm Credit’s HBCU Career and Internship Fair

Southern AgCredit will have a virtual booth at Farm Credit’s first Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) Career and Internship Fair.

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Southern AgCredit Promotes Associate in Gulfport Branch Office

Southern AgCredit recently promoted Beth Sones to senior loan administrator. She works in the lending cooperative’s branch office in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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Southern AgCredit Hires New Staff Members in Gulfport and Hattiesburg Branch Offices

Southern AgCredit recently hired new staff members, Mallory Whitfield and Destin Dickinson, for two branch offices in South Mississippi.

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COVID-19, Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Sally Update 9.18.20

Dear Stockholders, Southern AgCredit continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Sally. We also continue to provide relief for our customer-owners who were negatively impacted by the pandemic or the storms. …

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Hurricane Sally 9.15.20

Dear Stockholders, Southern AgCredit continues to monitor the path of Hurricane Sally. Our Gulfport, MS office will be closed September 15th and 16th however these staff members will be working remotely and can handle any requests that you may have. …

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Directors Allen, Boykin and Hall Reelected to Southern AgCredit Board

Stockholders of Southern AgCredit recently reelected Reggie Allen of Brookhaven, Mississippi, Lonnie “Gene” Boykin of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and Thomas C. “T.C.” Hall of Gloster, Louisiana, to the lending cooperative’s board of directors.

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Rural Lending Co-Op Hires Two New Employees

Southern AgCredit recently hired Lexi Wade Johnson in its Ruston, Louisiana, office and Adam Lowman in its Ridgeland, Mississippi, administrative office.

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Southern AgCredit Promotes Associate

Southern AgCredit recently promoted Pam Vitteck to senior loan closer.

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Southern AgCredit Promotes Three Associates Within the Co-op

Southern AgCredit recently promoted three associates: Amanda Hudson, Phyllis Weathers, and Wesley Head.

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USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Are you a farmer or rancher whose operation has been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic? The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program will provide direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19. Click here …

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COVID-19 Update 5.14.20

May 14, 2020 Dear Stockholders, Southern AgCredit continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and adjust our operations to keep our customers and staff as safe as possible. Our branches continue to remain closed to public, however we are open for …

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Southern AgCredit Borrower Butch Sensley Featured on Farm Credit Council Webinar

Southern AgCredit borrower Butch Sensley was recently featured on the Farm Credit Council webinar titled “From the Farm Gate:  COVID-19 Impacts on Livestock Producers.”  Butch Sensley, owner of Sensley Farms, is a poultry producer from  Farmerville, Louisiana.  

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Congratulations to our 2020 Scholarship Recipients!

$2500 – Jimmie Dick Carter scholarship Ava Fratesi Leland, Mississippi Mississippi State University $2500 – Emery Skelton scholarship Mary Grace Hobart Hollandale, Mississippi Mississippi State University $1000 – scholarship recipients Amis Wyatt McMillan Biloxi, Mississippi Mississippi State University Anna Swayze …

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Southern AgCredit COVID-19 Relief Options

At Southern AgCredit, we’ve been supporting agriculture and our rural communities for over 100 years and that commitment does not change even during the most difficult of times.

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COVID-19 and Severe Weather Relief Options

We know that some of our borrowers have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 and/or the vicious storms that have blown through our area. We have relief options available if you have been negatively affected.

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COVID-19 Relief Options

In support of our stockholders whose operations have been negatively impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) and the severe weather encountered on April 12, 2020, we have several relief options available.

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Southern AgCredit Stockholders Annual Meeting – POSTPONED

Southern AgCredit will postpone our Stockholders Annual Meeting until further notice due to COVID-19 and the States of Mississippi and Louisiana shelter-in-place orders.

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COVID-19 Update

To ensure the continuity of our day-to-day operations, we are taking additional steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health and well-being of our employees, customers and the communities we serve.

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Southern AgCredit continued response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

At Southern AgCredit, we are continuing to monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19). We want to ensure you that we remain open for business and meeting the needs of our customer-owners. To protect the safety of our staff, many are working remotely, making use of technology and guaranteeing that we continue operation during this uncommon circumstance.

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Southern AgCredit Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

At Southern AgCredit, we place the highest priority on the safety of our borrowers and employees. In this time of uncertainty, we want to let you know that we are continually and proactively monitoring the coronavirus and taking any action needed based on guidance from public health officials.

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Southern AgCredit Returns Record Cash Patronage to Customers 

RIDGELAND, Miss – The board of directors of Southern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently declared a $19.7 million patronage on its 2019 earnings. It returned a record $10.1 million in cash to its customer-owners in late-February. The co-op allocated …

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Apply Now for Southern AgCredit Agriculture Scholarships!

Southern AgCredit awards nearly $30,000 in scholarships annually to deserving high school and college students with interests in agriculture.

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Southern AgCredit Announces CEO Transition

Southern AgCredit Announces CEO Transition, Phillip Morgan to Succeed Joe Hayman. Southern AgCredit, a cooperatively owned agricultural lender with $1.2 Billion in assets, today announced that Phillip Morgan will succeed Joe Hayman as the institution’s next Chief Executive Officer. Hayman, …

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Southern AgCredit Announces New Staff in Ridgeland Offices

RIDGELAND, Miss. – Southern AgCredit recently hired two new staff members in its Ridgeland offices. Daniel Gilbert joined the rural lending co-op as a senior accountant in its administrative office. Jodie Morgan was hired as an office administrator in the …

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Southern AgCredit Members Visit Capitol Hill During Young Leaders Program

We learned so many things about Farm Credit at the Farm Credit Young Leaders Program. It was an experience we won’t soon forget.

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