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Mississippi Land Bank is thrilled to return $7.5 million, or 51% of our net income, in cash patronage to our borrowers, based on our 2023 earnings. This means a decrease in our borrowers' effective interest rate for 2023 by approximately 82 basis points (0.82%). Since 1996, we've returned nearly $70 million in patronage to our customers.

After conducting an extensive nationwide search, the Board of Directors is proud to announce Chad Crow as the new Chief Executive Officer of Mississippi Land Bank effective April 8, 2024.

Please join us in wishing Abbott Myers well in his retirement and thanking him for his commitment to Mississippi Land Bank’s mission! After 27 years of service on the Mississippi Land Bank Board of Directors, Abbott Myers has retired effective December 31, 2023.

We are excited to once again help host the Celebrating Agriculture tailgate at MSU Ag Day, this Saturday Nov. 4 as the bulldogs take on Kentucky for Homecoming. The tailgate starts at 3:30 p.m. until with Genuine MS fried chicken and catfish and some delicious MSU ice cream!

For over 100 years, Mississippi Land Bank has taken great pride in giving back to the communities in which we serve with the goal of making Mississippi the best place to call home. Many people do not know that there are over 600,000 Mississippians who will struggle to put food on the table this holiday season.

Mississippi Land Bank borrowers Matthew and Kayla Poe of Pontotoc took their interests in agriculture to Capitol Hill on June 22. As participants in the 2023 Farm Credit Young Leaders Program, the couple met with Congressman Trent Kelly and staff on their Hill visits.

Meet our summer interns: Austin and Drew! Hernando native, Austin Sandifer, is a senior at Mississippi State, majoring in Agricultural Science. His plan is to one day pursue a career in ag management. New Albany native, Drew Vance, is a senior finance major at Mississippi State. Upon graduation, he plans to work in ag finance.

Save the date for our annual stockholders meeting on July 11, 2023 at the Oxford Conference Center. Things you don't want to miss: Update from D.C. with Todd Van Hoose, Farm Credit Council President and CEO, on Farm Bill latest developments and how it impacts farmers Board member elections A District update from Caroline Rydell, Farm Credit Bank of Texas VP of Government Relations

In May 2023, the Mississippi Land Bank Board of Directors named Rebecca "Becky" Beard as board-elected director. Ms. Beard was born and raised in Sardis, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi. She has been a partner with William, Pitts, & Beard PLLC, one of the leading CPA firms in and throughout the Hernando, Memphis and North Mississippi area, since 2001.

Make plans to celebrate agriculture while enjoying some Mississippi State Baseball for Ag Weekend on May 18-20 at Dudy Noble! Mississippi Land Bank is the title sponsor of this first ever Ag Weekend baseball series, when the Bulldogs will host Texas A&M.

Building relationships with our customers is at the core of what we do. We're proud to return $7.5 million in cash patronage to you, our borrowers, through our cooperative partnership. Since 1996, we've returned over $61 million in patronage to our stockholders. This means a decrease in our borrowers' effective interest rate for 2022 by approximately 83 basis points (0.83%).

Our roots in North Mississippi run deep. For more than 100 years, we have developed trusted, long-term relationships with our borrowers, fellow stewards of the land. To say thanks and give back to the communities we serve, we're giving away 17,000 trees!

Join us in congratulating two recent promotions within our executive leadership team at Mississippi Land Bank. On January 16, Bobby Spinks was promoted to Chief Credit Officer and Chris Griffith was promoted to Chief Risk Officer...

Jay Slater has been named winner of the 2022 Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet hosted by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.  The Discussion Meet simulates a committee meeting in which active discussion and participation are expected. Participants are evaluated on their ability to exchange ideas and information on a predetermined topic, usually centered around policy or issues affecting agriculture...

As of January 1, 2023, Mississippi Land Bank promoted Matt Crick and William Coleman to Senior Loan Officers at the Senatobia and Clarksdale branch offices, respectively.

Here are 5 things farmers and ranchers can do now to get ready Early winter is a good time for agricultural producers to take stock of the past year and plan for the next. Before calving and planting seasons start, use this downtime to tackle tasks that often slip through the cracks. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Mississippi Land Bank has experienced growth over the past several years thanks to our customers! So to better serve your needs, the Senatobia Branch has relocated to 103 Scott Street. Our administrative team will continue to work at our 5509 Hwy. 51 N location. Senatobia customers: Payments cannot be accepted at our old branch location. Please be sure to drop payments at our new location, as our administration office building is undergoing renovations.

It has been brought to our attention that some of our customers have received a yellow postcard in the mail regarding their loan. This is a scam and in no way affiliated with Mississippi Land Bank.

In alignment with our core values, Mississippi Land Bank has initiated a Grounded in Giving campaign with the goal of helping to feed those in hunger throughout the state. The Mississippi Land Bank has partnered with EXTRA TABLE again this year to achieve this goal, and we are calling on our Mississippi Land Bank family to help us in supporting this effort. Together we can make a difference and feed fellow Mississippians.

Lisa Dudley was promoted to Cash Management Supervisor on June 15, 2022. Nearly seven years ago, Lisa joined the Mississippi Land Bank family as an accountant and has worked in our cash management department for the past three years.