AgFirst News

AgFirst employees have a spirit of giving that makes our community a better place to live, work and grow.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank has donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross in support of the organization’s Hurricane Ida relief efforts.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank today announced two executive promotions. Jamie Bumgarner was named chief administrative officer, and Juan Silvera was appointed to the newly created position of chief marketing officer.

Alexis Mims is a junior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University majoring in mathematics with a concentration in electrical engineering, who recently completed a project management internship at AgFirst.

For nearly two decades, AgFirst’s Farm Credit University (FCU) has created success stories in the lives of agriculture professionals by offering affordable educational opportunities that serve various business needs.

AgFirst is sponsoring the Cultivating Change Foundation’s Collegiate Ambassador Program, which promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgender (LGBT) college agriculturists.

Four college students in the AgFirst District will benefit from a new scholarship program investing in Native American and Latino students as we seek to advance diversity within agriculture.

For its contributions relating to community impact, volunteer engagement and financial support, AgFirst is the recipient of three awards from the United Way of the Midlands: The Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership, Live United Award and the Corporate Gift Award.

AgFirst has partnered with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) to help further agricultural education in the Carolinas.

AgFirst has awarded $30,000 to a South Carolina non-profit program that will help historically underserved landowners.

Ensuring access to high-quality local food is vital to a strong community. That’s why AgFirst Farm Credit Bank is proud to support Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture in their efforts to increase food access while also supporting regional farmers.

Jeff Payne, AgFirst’s vice president of human resources, recently joined a select group of South Carolinians who have completed the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative at Furman University.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank’s board of directors has approved a total patronage distribution of $394 million for 2020.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank employees are helping others start the year on the right foot. Employees donated enough money to purchase more than 1,000 new pairs of socks as well as additional winter clothes for clients of Transitions Homeless Center.

These are trying times for our community, nation and world. AgFirst Farm Credit Bank believes we must rally together to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is threatening the health and well-being of many in our communities.

The AgFirst building at 1901 Main St. recently did a great impression of the North Pole – despite the warm, sunny weather outside.

The act of giving looks a little different now. It may be occurring in an unfamiliar place, using a different method or even by supporting a new cause. But for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank and its employees, the commitment to lifting up others in need has never wavered.

Four AgFirst interns have been selected to receive stipends from the Farm Credit Council’s inaugural Launching Leaders Stipend program. Hermela Gebremedhin, Jasmine Glisson, Alexis Mack and Andjela Mihajlovic each will receive $3,500 to offset living costs associated with the internship.