April 4, 2025 MS Women For Agriculture Mississippi Women for Agriculture is an organization dedicated to connecting and encouraging women in the agriculture industry. One of the ways the Read the Article
October 4, 2023 A Farming Family Lifestyle Nick Davis established Davis Farms in 2015 when he and his wife Darby purchased their property in Fyffe, Alabama and built four broiler houses. Farming has provided the opportunity for Nick and Darby...
September 6, 2023 Meet Michael Williams A Poultry Farmer All Roads Lead Back to the Farm. After being on the road continuously with his previous job, Michael Williams decided to follow in his father-in-law’s footsteps and begin growing chickens himself. And...
May 30, 2023 2023 Annual Director and Nominating Committee Election Results First South Farm Credit, ACA recently conducted its annual Director and Nominating Committee elections. The First South Farm Credit, ACA board delegated the counting of the ballots to Harper, Rains...
January 25, 2023 Foreign Investment in Agricultural Lands: Dr. Mykel Taylor, ALFA Eminent Scholar, Auburn University Lately, there has been much coverage by the media regarding the purchase of U.S. agricultural land by foreign entities, especially those purchased by Chinese companies and individuals. Foreign...
July 7, 2022 Chris Lane: An Outdoor Partnership As a young boy growing up in Central Florida, Chris enjoyed playing sports and had a passion for the outdoors, specifically fishing – which was an activity that his whole family enjoyed. It eventually...
April 25, 2022 Compton Farms: A family tradition Mitch Compton could be considered the patriarch of Compton Farms in North Alabama. After all, it was Mitch that started his farming operation years ago that has since became a way of life for him and...
March 4, 2022 FIRST SOUTH FARM CREDIT DISTRIBUTES $26 MILLION IN CASH TO ITS MEMBER/BORROWERS Ridgeland, MS - First South Farm Credit announced today that it will distribute $26 million in patronage refund checks to its member/borrowers in April. A patronage refund is a payment from a...
February 18, 2022 Organic Farming in the Foothills: Mountain Sun Farm in Mentone, AL Nestled in the Foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Alabama, near a city described as a “Musical Mountain Spring,” Liz and Brian Simpson are living their dream operating Mountain Sun...
February 3, 2022 Abbott Family: Farming with a View With the help of his father, Ray Abbott acquired land along the Mulberry River in Bremen, AL, and started his cattle operation almost 50 years ago. Today, his farm is one of the largest stocker...
