AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Susan Shirey as Compliance Officer. Ms. Shirey received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. where she graduated with honors and was inducted into the national honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. She has more than thirty years of experience in residential mortgage banking, including managing compliance, operations, secondary marketing, underwriting, and processing. Susan worked the past four years as the Director of Compliance for an independent mortgage bank located in Gainesville. Prior to that, she was the Senior Compliance Officer at Fidelity Bank Mortgage in Atlanta for 8 years.
A native of New York, Mrs. Shirey moved to Georgia with her husband to be closer to family. She resides in Flowery Branch and has two married children, and one granddaughter. In her leisure time, Susan enjoys boating, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Issuing $14 Million Refund to Borrowers
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce that dividends totaling $14,482,000 have been declared by its board of directors, marking 36 consecutive years that profits have been returned to member-borrowers. AgGeorgia’s Patronage Refund Program has now paid out over $464 million in cash over that span.
The cooperative broke records in 2023 in multiple financial performance categories. “Our remarkable membership and staff did it again, with new highs for total assets, loans, stockholder equity, and asset quality,” noted AgGeorgia CEO Rob Crain. “The resulting earnings enable us to safely distribute these profits to member-borrowers, allowing them to pay down debt or invest as they choose.”
Glee Smith, Chair of AgGeorgia’s Board of Directors, added that the effects of the refunds are substantial for her community. “The majority of this distribution goes to members in rural areas where the impact is proportionately greater,” said Ms. Smith. “As a resident of a small town [Warrenton, Ga.], it is great to know that we are not only helping our borrowers, but also helping to stimulate our local economy.”
The refund, from 2023 earnings, lowers the average member’s stated rate by 1%. All of the distribution is in cash, as opposed to 2021 and years prior, when refunds were divided between cash and surplus to be paid years later. Members who have previously signed up for ACH/direct deposit can expect their portion to be deposited by the first week of April. Those who have not can expect a check to be mailed that same week.
66 acres for hunting/recreation or a home away from town in the foothills of West Georgia, with growing timber and easy access to town. 7 miles south of Cedartown, 19 miles north of I-20.
Call Chad Shivers at 706-833-9114 www.GeorgiaLand.com
2 acres commercial property - Burke County, Georgia
2 acres commercial property located on 4 lane US Highway 25 North next to the Waynesboro City Limits, just north of the Wal-Mart shopping center and the Waynesboro Bypass, zoned Commercial General (CG).
Call Chad Shivers at 706-833-9114 www.GeorgiaLand.com
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2500+- sq ft brick home on 35 acres with pasture and woods. Living room with brick fireplace and gas logs, formal dining room, kitchen with lots of cabinets, breakfast room with large bay window, sunroom/gathering room with a great view, office/study, large rocking chair front porch, garage with storage area, detached metal garage, 4 stall horse barn with electricity and water, RV shed, storage shed and utility buildings.
14 acres open with 13 acres in 4 fenced pastures with water lines, ready for horses; 20 acres wooded with older timber and hunting.
Call Zolene Foster at 706-833-8925. www.GeorgiaLand.com
41 acres wooded on the River - Newton County, Georgia
Beautiful wooded property on the South River in western Newton County. Great place for a home, getaway, and hunting; with development potential. 12 miles southwest of Covington, 37 miles southeast of Atlanta. Long frontage on Freeman Creek and the South River. County water available.
Call Chad Shivers at 706-833-9114 www.GeorgiaLand.com
585 acre development investment property on the River - Newton County, Georgia
Large timber tract on the South River in an undeveloped pocket of western Newton County, with major residential development potential and solar development potential. 13 miles southwest of Covington, 36 miles southeast of Atlanta. Long frontage on the South River. 1-1/2 miles frontage on Butler Bridge Rd.
Will divide into 2 tracts.
585 acre development investment property on the River
Covington
$6,620,200.00
Off
Newton
Georgia
Little Camp Creek - Parcel A - Baldwin County, Georgia
124± acres located on McCullar Weaver Road in Baldwin County. This well-kept property is made up primarily of hardwood/pine mix with some patches of larger planted pines, offering great bedding areas and brooding coverage for all of the deer, turkey and other wildlife! A creek runs through the center of the property and an extensive road system winds throughout, allowing easy access to every part, including the 3 food plots that are scattered around the tract. With ample amount of paved road frontage, there is outstanding potential as a recreational homestead and long term investment tract for future subdividing. City water and sewer is available and power is easily accessible. Call today to schedule a tour!!
Little New York West is 102.5± acres in southern Laurens County. The property is fronted by a county maintained dirt road and has easy access from HWY 46. The majority of the tract is planted loblolly pine that has been thinned to a plantation cut. A prescribed burn in the next two years or so will really help these stands develop into great habitat for the local turkey and quail populations. The property has a gated entrance along Little New York road and a main road that carries you all the way across the property. A hardwood bottom crosses the property and adds some hard mast trees as well water to the property. Ideal sites for a cabin or home are located along the road frontage. This property will make a great hunting tract for years to come. The area has great potential for quality deer and other recreational opportunities.
**Please note: Acreage is an estimate from aerial mapping. Exact acreage will determined by survey prior to closing.**
Griffin Landing Timber is 183± acres in the eastern part of Burke County, close to the Georgia/South Carolina state line and close to Plant Vogtle. In addition to being a great timber investment tract, this property is also an excellent hunting and recreational tract. It features Longleaf and Loblolly pine plantation of varying ages, a mixture of mature pine and hardwoods, Little Beaverdam Creek frontage, lots of road frontage, and it’s less than 2 miles from the Savannah River. The property sits on both sides of Griffin Landing Rd., with almost 1,500 feet of paved road frontage on both sides.
The portion of the property on the west side of the road also has 2,000 feet of frontage along River Rd. This side of the property has a stand of planted pines at the front and another small stand on the back, with the remainder being a mixture of mature pine and hardwood.
On the east side, a small stand of planted pines sits on the front of the property and Little Beaverdam Creek runs along the back property line, with a mixture of mature pine and hardwoods along the creek. The remainder of the east side is mostly young pine plantation.
Located 25 minutes east of Waynesboro, 30 minutes north of Sylvania, 45 minutes southeast of Augusta, and less than 2 hours from Columbia, SC. Call us today to schedule a time to view this property! 912.764.LAND(5263)
