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Aug 4, 2022, 11:07 AM
Using Collateral for a Farm or Land Loan Down Payment
How much will your down payment be for your farm or land loan? This is one of the most frequently asked questions lenders get. However, the answer isn’t as straightforward as it may seem.
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Jun 13, 2022, 13:14 PM
What you Need to Know Before Obtaining a Loan for a Rural Home
Financing a rural home is different than financing a home in the city, so you’ll have to keep certain considerations in mind. Here’s what you need to know before you buy that little slice of paradise out in the country.
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Feb 22, 2022, 12:20 PM
Keenland Farms | A Joint Effort
As beginning farmers, Peter and Carla Keen and their family opened the pumpkin patch portion of Keenland Farms in 2017. With an existing operation consisting of catfish and cattle, the pumpkin addition was perfect for a growing family to continue to diversify.
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Aug 4, 2021, 12:39 PM
Wedding Bells and Shotgun Shells
In Alabama, one family makes it possible to get married, host a soiree and shoot a few rounds of sporting clays — all at the same location.
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Jul 9, 2020, 13:43 PM
Training - Mental Health & Stress
As part of our mission to support rural communities and agriculture during this difficult farm economy, we are able to provide free, online training materials focused on mental health and stress management.
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Nov 19, 2019, 13:31 PM
Sugar-Sweet Satsumas
A multi-generational operation, Sessions Farms owns 3.500 satsuma trees, planted across several orchards. Their average annual yield is 600,000 pounds. March through December you can buy satsumas as well as other fruits and vegetable from their produce stand - all grown on their land.
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Sep 10, 2019, 15:19 PM
Farm to Market
Homegrown peaches, strawberries and apples make Alabama’s Mountain View Orchards a popular destination spring through fall.
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Sep 10, 2019, 12:19 PM
Farm, Family and Faith
Many never think about farming as a career choice, or they come into it late in life. However, for two South Alabama families, the Brannons and the Carnleys, farming is all they’ve ever known.
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Jan 2, 2019, 10:39 AM
A Cotton-Farming Legacy
Often young people just starting out on their careers need some help to get them on their way. And it’s no different for young farmers — just ask Ron Taylor of Tallassee, Ala.
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