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September 24, 2024

See How Brianna Croft, First South's Scholarship Winner, Is Doing

First South is committed to raising up the next generation of agricultural leaders and pioneers. This commitment drives First South to equip students

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November 23, 2021

Louisiana native finds a calling to embrace sugarcane harvesting

When Kassi Berard Leger graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and began a sales career, she found herself still searching for a purpose. This longing brought her back to her roots in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, where her father farmed sugarcane for 47 years. Growing up working on the farm with her father built in her a passion for agriculture that led her to change careers.

November 3, 2021

First South Farm Credit Welcomes Lee Thorne as its new General Counsel

Ridgeland, MS - First South Farm Credit, the largest member-owned land and agricultural financing cooperative in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, proudly announces that Lee Thorne has joined First...

October 21, 2021

Sustaining a strong relationship with a third-generation farmer

Jarred Casiday is a third-generation farmer from Crowville, La., who understands the challenges farmers face each day. For 15 years, he’s run a 2,200-acre corn and soybean farm in Franklin Parish –...

July 23, 2021

2 Brothers Whitetails: The Growth of a Unique Farming Operation in Louisiana

A First South Farm Credit member, Brandon Bollinger, teamed up with his brother to build one of the most unique businesses in south Louisiana. The pair of brothers got lost on back roads during a deer...

April 7, 2021

The Voices of Women in Agriculture: Michele Simoneaux’s Story

Over the past thirty-five years, Michele Simoneaux has been with First South through all of its seasons. Through association name changes and farm credit restructurings, she has seen it all. Yet there...

March 8, 2021

First South Farm Credit Distributes Over $21 Million in Cash to its Member/Borrowers

Ridgeland, MS - First South Farm Credit announced today that it will distribute $21 million in patronage refund checks to its member/borrowers in April. A patronage refund is a payment from a...