AgGeorgia Farm Credit’s Ocilla branch is temporarily closed. The branch will re-open Friday, January 15th at 8:30 with normal business hours. In the interim, our nearby Cordele, Nashville, and Tifton branches all remain open for any necessary on-site services required by our Ocilla branch members. These branches do require advance appointments, however, so please be sure to contact the respective branch prior to visiting. Members can still call the Ocilla branch phone number at 229-468-5900, as those calls are automatically being routed to other offices for assistance.
Providing excellent member service is of utmost importance to us, and we want to assure that we are still here to service your needs. Ocilla branch members can contact Relationship Manager Tate Bullard at 229-848-0505 or tbullard@aggeorgia.com, or Regional Manager Tamara Shrable at 229-869-5612 or tshrable@aggeorgia.com. Both are working remotely and can assist members with any questions or needs. For general questions pertaining to your account, please utilize Digital Banking or the AgGeorgia Farm Credit Mobile app.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Announces Dereck Sumner as Relationship Manager in Tifton
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Dereck Sumner as a Relationship Manager in the Tifton Office. Mr. Sumner is a native of Ben Hill County, Georgia and received a bachelor’s degree in Business and Finance from Georgia Southern University. Dereck is also a graduate of the Georgia Bankers Association School of Banking at the University of Georgia and has over 17 years of financial lending experience. He resides in Tifton with his wife, Annie, and daughters Chandler and Charlotte, and is a member of First Baptist Church in Tifton.
Mr. Sumner looks forward to using his banking and lending experience to service the needs of residents of Tift and surrounding counties.
Error Causing Members to Receive Letter from Another Farm Credit Association
Due to a mistake by an outside mail vendor, members yesterday began receiving a letter in an AgGeorgia envelope from another Farm Credit association, MidAtlantic Farm Credit. This was simply a mail error by the vendor and no customer information was comprised. We apologize for any confusion. A reprint of the letter you should have received is on the way. In the interim, you can read the content of the letter from our President here and learn more about how we will continue to meet your needs under our recent change in operating format.
COVID-19 Update: Access To Branches Limited To Appointment Only Effective 12/7
To our valued member-borrowers,
As part of our consistent prioritization of the health of our members, staff, and communities we serve, we have closely monitored developments related to COVID-19 throughout our 79 county service area. Due to recent case increases in parts of our territory, we are reverting to our operating format successfully implemented earlier this year. Effective Monday, December 7th and until further notice, AgGeorgia Farm Credit will temporarily limit public access to all branches, but will be open by appointment for requests requiring in-person service.
I want to assure you that our staff is available and eager to assist with any needs you may have. Our office hours remain unchanged, and corporate and branch offices are fully functional. In addition, our Relationship Managers stand willing and able to visit you on your farm for any needs, while maintaining appropriate social distancing.
As we operate under our Business Continuity Plan, we encourage you to contact us by phone, email, or utilize any of our available online services. AgGeorgia offers a variety of remote options that allow you to access your account and all the services we offer, without the need to visit a branch.
Digital Banking – View and manage your accounts online. Go to aggeorgia.com to sign up.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Mobile – Manage your accounts with our mobile app.
AutoDraft – Draft your loan payments automatically to save time.
FastCash – Electronically transfer funds from your line of credit to a commercial bank account online or by phone.
Or you can simply call 1-800-768-3276 to talk to one of our team members.
And as always, AgGeorgia Farm Credit will never ask for personal information or log-in credentials in an email or text message. During these unprecedented times, we ask you to be cautious of suspicious email and text messages that try to convince you to share sensitive information such as username, password, etc., or ones that may impersonate our cooperative.
Most importantly, we are just an email, text message, or phone call away. If there’s anything that we can do, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Relationship Manager or send a message to marketing@aggeorgia.com.
James R. (Rob) Crain
President and Chief Executive Officer
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Tessa Wright as a Loan Assistant in our LaFayette office. A native of Walker County, Tessa previously worked as a branch manager at another lending institution. She has two children, Jordan and Jackson, and resides in Ringgold, Ga.
Ms. Wright looks forward to using her finance background to service the needs of residents of Catoosa, Dade and Walker Counties.
AgGeorgia Announces Results of Director and Nominating Committee Elections
AgGeorgia Farm Credit recently finalized its annual election process with the assistance of independent election contractor Survey & Ballot Systems. The period for receiving ballots closed November 24th.
Four Director positions with terms expiring December 31, 2020 were voted upon. AgGeorgia Farm Credit’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the re-election of Franklin B. Wright of Gilmer County for Position #2, J. Dan Raines of Turner County for Position #5, Guy A. Daughtrey of Cook County for Position #9, and the election of George Teel Warbington of Dooly County for Position #13. AgGeorgia offers its thanks to the opponents of these candidates, Carl Kenny McClure, Thomas I. Braziel, Fred E. Purvis, and Billy J. Clary for their willingness to give of their time to assure the cooperative has excellent leadership on the Board. AgGeorgia Farm Credit also thanks and congratulates Mr. Clary for his long-standing service to our Association. Mr. Clary has been a board member of AgGeorgia and predecessor associations since 1986, and has provided tremendous leadership and wisdom over his tenure.
The Board of Directors is also pleased to announce the below AgGeorgia members who were elected to serve on the 2021 Nominating Committee:
Rodney Paul Dawson
William Brian Cape
Wendell P. Sumner
Yvonna S. Alley
John H. Reece
Joseph Cole Elrod
Charlie Howington
Justin Wade Castleberry
Brian T. Robinson
James Eugene Tanner
Alternates:
Leighton Cooley
Matthew F. Perfect
Our congratulations to these Directors and Nominating Committee members on their election and vote of confidence by our stockholders.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Announces Hiring of Relationship Manager in LaFayette
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Christy Brannon as a Relationship Manager in our LaFayette office. A native of Chattooga County, Mrs. Brannon graduated from The University of Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree in Agribusiness. Christy grew up working on a commercial cow/calf operation that has grown into a backgrounding calf operation (Bryan Farms) and a cattle marketing group (Bill Bryan Cattle LLC). Growing up, she showed commercial beef cattle and was active in 4H and FFA. She is a member of Georgia Cattlemens Association, Georgia Farm Bureau, where she serves on the State Young Farmer and Rancher Committee, and Georgia Young Farmers in Chattooga County. Christy previously worked as an animal health sales representative in South Georgia and North Florida, and also worked with the USDA FSA as a program technician.
Mrs. Brannon lives in Rock Spring with her husband, Dan, and their son, Owen. She looks forward to using her experience and agricultural knowledge and background to service the needs of residents of Catoosa, Dade and Walker Counties.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Announces Promotion of Rachel Velie to Controller
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the promotion of Rachel Velie to Controller in our Perry Corporate Office. A native of Bibb County, Rachel began her career with AgGeorgia in August of 2018 as Internal Control Accountant. A graduate of Mercer University with a Bachelor of Business Administration with an Accounting focus, she also earned a Master of Accountancy degree from Georgia College & State University. In addition, Miss Velie has had previous business experience through roles including internal auditing, accounting and as a financial analyst.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Announces Hiring of Loan Assistant in Perry
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Kim Barnhart as Loan Assistant in the Perry Office. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kim has lived in Warner Robins, Georgia for over 26 years with her retired military husband, Michael. Mrs. Barnhart has a horticulture background having worked in a local nursery, and extensive banking, lending and managerial experience from other financial institutions. All of her combined knowledge will be beneficial in her new role serving AgGeorgia members.
