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Anna Kinchen

“Growing up in agriculture, I took for granted that farming was part of my family’s day-to-day life. It wasn’t until I moved away for college that I saw how families sought out agritourism as a way to...

Allison Godwin

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...

Anna Kinchen

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...

Julie Strauss Bettinger

Is there anything more inviting than a home with a covered porch and two rocking chairs by the door? Not in the South. But these days, porches have taken on a whole new meaning. Think of it as a...

Anna Kinchen

Lifestyle & garden expert, Michelle Burke, is back to share her summer plans! In case you missed it, Michelle Burke breathed new life into our Spring issue of Wiregrass Land & Living magazine...

Julie Strauss Bettinger

Rural land values are on the rise as people seek the luxury of wide open spaces. Like many real estate brokers, Rob Langford has more buyers looking for land in Southwest Georgia than landowners...

Anna Kinchen

What is both gold and comes wrapped in silk? We shared the joys of having access to summer sweet corn in our most recent issue of Wiregrass Land and Living Magazine. Be advantageous and taste...

Julie Strauss Bettinger

You’ll find them at all levels, sown in the fields of Southwest Georgia: Women who are making their mark in agriculture. Their stories are as diverse as the crops they yield. Wiregrass Land & Living...

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...

Julie Strauss Bettinger

Image of cattle with text reading Call to Cattle

Written by Julie Strauss Bettinger | Photography by Anna Kinchen & Shems Hamilton Tripp Bridges Thirty-three-year-old Tripp Bridges admits he didn’t listen as closely to the advice given in the...

Anna Kinchen

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...