AgFirst News

Four college students with a passion for serving rural communities and agriculture are the 2022 recipients of AgFirst’s Native American and Latino scholarships.

Four AgFirst interns recently were awarded Farm Credit’s Launching Leaders stipend.

AgFirst is the proud recipient of several awards from United Way of the Midlands relating to community impact, employee engagement and financial support.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank stockholders have elected two new directors and re-elected an incumbent director.

AgFirst Senior Vice President and General Counsel Frances Griggs was elected board chair for Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands for 2022.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank’s board of directors approved a total patronage distribution of $468 million for 2021.

AgFirst is proud to partner with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and this year, gave $87,000 to support Benedict College, Claflin University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and South Carolina State University.

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the burden homeless individuals face.

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.