AgGeorgia Farm Credit Announces Hiring of Chief Human Resources Officer
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the hiring of Marissa Martin as Chief Human Resources Officer.
A native of Kentucky, Mrs. Martin obtained a bachelor's degree in business from Bellarmine University in Louisville and a master’s degree from Purdue University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bellarmine. With over 23 years in the Human Resources field, she has work experience with other Farm Credit institutions throughout the country, including Farm Credit Mid-America and American AgCredit. In addition, Marissa’s business background reaches outside of Farm Credit with work at notable national and global companies. She and her husband, Chris, and children Aiden and Austin reside in Alpharetta.
AgGeorgia has been helping Georgia’s farmers and families with loan needs for decades and are always looking for new ways to serve our members. We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Secondary Mortgage Market (SMM) Department that will solely focus on residential home loan needs in our territory. We know that buying a home can be both an exciting and stressful experience.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Awards $10,000 to Local Farmers Markets
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 AgGeorgia Farmers Market grant program. Grants in the amount of $2,000 each were distributed to five local markets throughout the cooperative’s territory for use in advertising and promotional objectives. This is the third year of the program, with the cooperative so far awarding $24,500 to help support rural Georgia markets and their vendors.
“There were lots of great applications, which made the selection process difficult,” said Corey Cottle, AgGeorgia’s Chief Marketing Officer. “However, we were excited that the markets chosen were in very different growth stages but all had excellent plans for the funds to make an impact for each. The grants awarded this year will go towards helping a brand-new market, a market that is reopening after struggling through Covid, and three other markets that are more established but looking to expand their reach in their communities.”
The 2023 AgGeorgia Farmers Market Grant recipients are:
Lyerly Farmers Market- Lyerly, Ga
Stable 41 Farmers Market- Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Dodge County Farmers Market- Eastman, Ga
D&S Produce and Mercantile- Summerville, Ga
Cordele Farmers Market- Cordele, Ga
AgGeorgia plans to continue the program in 2024 and encourages interested markets in the association’s 79 county service area, particularly those who have applied and not yet been selected, to apply next year.
Our Quitman Branch is without power due to yesterday's storm. The office will be closed 8/31 while power is restored and we anticipate a 9/1 re-opening. Calls to the branch will be routed to our Cordele Branch. All other office locations are open for normal business.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Names Sam Kyzer as Chief Appraiser
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the promotion of Sam Kyzer to the position of Chief Appraiser. A native of Richmond County, Sam graduated from Columbus State University in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He began his career with AgGeorgia in 2012, bringing over 11 years of experience in appraising rural properties. Having most recently held the position of Senior Appraiser with AgGeorgia, Mr. Kyzer is a State Certified General Appraiser and in 2020 earned the designation of Accredited Rural Appraiser from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
Sam is involved in various segments of agriculture including owning and managing timber and beef cows. He is very active in the Waynesboro community where he resides with his wife, Anne Marie, and their two children.
UPDATE 8/29-FastCash issues have been resolved and members with operating lines of credit may again initiate FastCash draws via Digital Banking.
Technical issues related to recent Loan Accounting System and Digital Banking platform updates have caused some members to not receive paper billing statements for 9/1, as well as requests for FastCash draws from operating lines of credit via Digital Banking to appear unavailable today, 8/28. Members requiring draws from their operating lines of credit today may call their branch to request that they initiate the FastCash request for them, or as always, members may request a check. FastCash issues will be resolved tonight and members with operating lines will be able to initiate draw requests via Digital Banking tomorrow, 8/29.
Concerning 9/1 billing statements, members who had not selected if they wanted print or e-statements had their accounts mistakenly default to receive e-statements. Re-issued 9/1 billing statements are being printed and mailed to members, and no late fees will be charged on 9/1 payments paid through the end of September. In the interim, you may log in to Digital Banking to view your 9/1 billing statement or call your branch for details related to your account billing.
Perry Branch closed today due to a water main break
Our Perry Branch is closed today due to a water main break. Calls will be routed to Royston or contact your loan officer by cell phone. We apologize for any inconvenience.
AgGeorgia Announces New Addition to Moultrie Staff
AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce that Sydney Walker has joined the Moultrie branch as a Member Service Representative. A native of Morgan County, she was raised on her family-owned dairy farm. Ms. Walker is a graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College with a bachelor's degree in communications and a graduate of Texas Tech University with a master’s degree in communications.
Sydney has always been heavily involved in agriculture and says “My family and the dairy farm are what sparked my passion for the ag industry.” Her hobbies include traveling and reading.
Ms. Walker is looking forward to using her farming background to service the needs of the residents in Colquitt and the surrounding counties.
