Scott Brown of Tifton, Georgia has been announced as the lucky winner of a 2023 John Deere Gator XUV590M, the grand prize from the AgGeorgia Farm Credit Regional Member Appreciation Events.  Mr. Brown was selected at random on Friday, November 3rd from all entries submitted during the Regional Member Appreciation Events held October 23rd, 24th, November 1st and 2nd in Cartersville, Jefferson, Dublin and Tifton, respectively.  

Mr. Brown is a member of AgGeorgia’s Tifton Branch.

Congratulations Scott, and thank you to all members who attended our events and registered to win.  We appreciate your business!

AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the promotion of Patrick Gallagher to Commercial Loan Officer and the addition of Mason DeVane as a Credit Analyst in the Moultrie Branch.

“I’m excited that Patrick has the opportunity to grow in his career while also staying in his hometown,” said Tamara Shrable, Regional Manager for AgGeorgia.  “He flourished as a consumer loan officer and in his new role will manage larger credits and relationships.”

Mr. DeVane will serve as an additional Credit Analyst in the Moultrie location, boosting current staff. “We are ecstatic to bring on an experienced ag credit underwriter like Mason,” said Camille Dungan, AgGeorgia Credit Administrator. “His background and knowledge of agriculture is sure to bolster our analyst team.”

A native of Colquitt County, Mr. Gallagher is a 2020 graduate of Valdosta State University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Finance.  He has over four years of experience in banking/finance, in addition to five years of sales experience.  With family involved in farming in the Doerun area, Mr. Gallagher has an ingrained appreciation for agriculture and the Colquitt County community.

Mr. DeVane received a bachelor's degree in Agribusiness from the University of Georgia, and since graduating has obtained over four years of experience in credit underwriting with other agricultural lenders.  He and his wife, Karson, and son, Ford, live in Colquitt County.  

Mr. Gallagher and Mr. DeVane look forward to utilizing their experience and knowledge of ag to provide personalized service to the growing membership of AgGeorgia’s Moultrie Branch.

The Chatsworth Branch will be closed this Friday the 13^th due to the branch’s community service project. You will not able to drop payments in the dropbox due to parking lot resurfacing that will be completed that same day.

Calls to the office will routed to and answered by another office. We will re-open Monday the 16^th at 8:30 AM with normal business hours.

You can withdraw funds, make a loan payment, view tax documents and more 24/7 through Digital Banking and AgGeorgia Mobile.

AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Alicia (Ali) Brantly as a Member Service Representative in the Tifton Office.  A resident of Tift County, Ali has several years of financial customer service experience from a previous financial institution.  She plans to be married later this year and enjoys spending her spare time fishing and with family.

Ms. Brantly looks forward to applying her financial experience in serving the agricultural needs of the producers and rural residents in Tift and the surrounding counties.

AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Marissa Martin as Chief Human Resources Officer.

A native of Kentucky, Mrs. Martin obtained a bachelor's degree in business from Bellarmine University in Louisville and a master’s degree from Purdue University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bellarmine.  With over 23 years in the Human Resources field, she has work experience with other Farm Credit institutions throughout the country, including Farm Credit Mid-America and American AgCredit. In addition, Marissa’s business background reaches outside of Farm Credit with work at notable national and global companies. She and her husband, Chris, and children Aiden and Austin reside in Alpharetta.

AgGeorgia has been helping Georgia’s farmers and families with loan needs for decades and are always looking for new ways to serve our members. We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Secondary Mortgage Market (SMM) Department that will solely focus on residential home loan needs in our territory. We know that buying a home can be both an exciting and stressful experience. 

View The Summer 2023 Issue

In this Issue: 

• New Home Loan Products: Do’s and Don’ts for Applying 
• All in the Family: The Herringtons of Twiggs County 
• Insurance Reminder 
• Association News 
• Property for Sale 

AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 AgGeorgia Farmers Market grant program. Grants in the amount of $2,000 each were distributed to five local markets throughout the cooperative’s territory for use in advertising and promotional objectives. This is the third year of the program, with the cooperative so far awarding $24,500 to help support rural Georgia markets and their vendors. 

“There were lots of great applications, which made the selection process difficult,” said Corey Cottle, AgGeorgia’s Chief Marketing Officer. “However, we were excited that the markets chosen were in very different growth stages but all had excellent plans for the funds to make an impact for each. The grants awarded this year will go towards helping a brand-new market, a market that is reopening after struggling through Covid, and three other markets that are more established but looking to expand their reach in their communities.” 

The 2023 AgGeorgia Farmers Market Grant recipients are:

• Lyerly Farmers Market- Lyerly, Ga
• Stable 41 Farmers Market- Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
• Dodge County Farmers Market- Eastman, Ga
• D&S Produce and Mercantile- Summerville, Ga
• Cordele Farmers Market- Cordele, Ga

AgGeorgia plans to continue the program in 2024 and encourages interested markets in the association’s 79 county service area, particularly those who have applied and not yet been selected, to apply next year.