Despite the lingering humidity of summer, an occasional fall breeze perfumed with peanut dust from the nearby fields brings a desire to put a wreath on one’s door and light a pumpkin spice candle. Say...
Growing up in the South, one becomes accustomed to the sounds, sights, and aerial acrobatics of low-flying planes and their daredevil pilots. Although, you’ll often witness spectators stopped roadside...
Interested in Serving as a Director or Nominating Committee Member? Are you a Southwest Georgia Farm Credit borrower interested in serving as a Director or Nominating Committee Member? The 2022...
BAINBRIDGE, GA--Southwest Georgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce that Matthew Burch has joined the Association as a Relationship Manager. Mr. Burch has extensive experience as a farmer and crop...
Ms. Southwest Georgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce that Lee Hatcher and Hannah Whitaker have joined Southwest Georgia Farm Credit. Ms. Hatcher, who resides in Bainbridge, GA, joins Farm Credit...
Southwest Georgia Farm Credit held its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting in June, and conducted its election of directors and Nominating Committee members following via mail-in ballot. Members of the...
There is a new found hype and appreciation for locally sourced food and farm to table practices fueled by health experts, trending chefs, and Joanna Gaines fans alike. And here in Southwest Georgia...
By Liz Nogowski If you’re new to farming, one of the major hurdles to overcome is buying your own land. Farm land is expensive. Add in the costs of inputs, labor, and equipment, and often times...
Southwest Georgia Farm Credit is proud to serve farmers, farm businesses and people who live and work in the small towns and communities in southwest Georgia. Agriculture is a way of life here, and...
When you’re looking to buy a home or refinance your existing home, there are times when you want the trusted, personal service right in your neighborhood, and there are other times when you want the...
Written By Julie Bettinger | Photography by Anna Kinchen | Location: In The Garden, Bainbridge, GA There’s something enchanting about the way Michelle Burke introduces herself on social media...
Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, a customer-owned financial institution, announced that it plans to distribute $7.2 million of its 2020 profits in cash to its member-owners. Over the last 20 years, the...
In the aftermath of what most of us experienced recently, being quarantined, land has a new meaning. It’s a place for escape, for freedom, and there’s always some invigorating activity to occupy your...
“There’s not a farmer around who’s been farming more than five minutes who doesn’t know about the Farm Service Agency,” Gibbs said. But what farmers may not have thought about is introducing their...
She describes her farming operation as both low tech and high tech. And she does it all…the planting, the harvesting, the general maintenance of the field. From her days as an executive at a large...