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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.

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. We would never communicate sensitive information regarding your loan in this way...

On behalf of Mississippi Land Bank, congratulations to one of our borrowers, Mike Lewis, for being recognized as a Distinguished Alumni Fellow for the Mississippi State State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion.

Mississippi Land Bank is a proud supporter of 4-H and FFA, and the biggest livestock exhibition in Mississippi: The Dixie Nationals. This year, 1,500 young people exhibited over 2,000 head of livestock, in hopes of securing a spot in the Sale of Junior Champions.

The Mississippi Land Bank board of directors has named Bart Harris as its next president and chief executive officer. Harris will assume the top leadership position at the financial services cooperative on April 1, 2022, when current president and chief executive officer Craig Shideler retires. In his new role, Harris will continue to build upon the strong historical performance of the association.

Mississippi Land Bank is cooperatively-owned, which means our members share in the profits generated from our lending activity in the form of patronage dividends and have a voice in the business decisions for the association. At our annual stockholder meeting, members have the opportunity to vote for their board of directors. This year, two of our board members were re-elected to their positions: Larry Davis in the Cleveland territory and Dr. Mac Alan Blaine in the Starkville territory.

Remembering the events and lives lost on September 11, 2001. Twenty years later, the pictures are still very vivid, the pain is still very raw, and the pride in our nation still remains.

Be on the lookout for these changes and new features in the coming weeks, such as redesigned billing statements, enhanced online banking, and a new customer portal- COMING SOON!

Dr. Sam Chang, professor in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion and stationed at the Coastal Research and Extension Center, received the Mississippi Land Bank-sponsored MAFES Excellence in Research Faculty Award.