AgFirst News

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.

Farm Credit University (FCU) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.fcuniversity.com, which offers specialized, agriculturally focused training to Farm Credit employees, ag lenders outside of the Farm Credit System and ag producers.

As businesses and local communities continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, AgFirst and our Association partners continue to find ways to fulfill our core mission of lending support to rural communities and agriculture.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank stockholders have elected two new directors and re-elected three incumbent directors to four-year terms. A new outside director also has been appointed to the board.