Farm Credit SEMO Board of Directors Authorizes $9.1 Million Patronage Refund for 2025

Farm Credit Southeast Missouri President & CEO Greg Cunningham is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has declared a 2025 cash patronage refund of $9,100,000 to the borrowing members – the largest in the program’s history. 

The 2025 refund marks the 32nd consecutive year of Farm Credit Southeast Missouri’s patronage dividend program.  Since the program began in 1994, over $138 million in cash has been paid back to the customer-owners in Southeast Missouri.  Each borrower will receive a check for their portion of the total at Customer Appreciation Events held during January and February.

Cunningham stated, “The 2025 cash patronage refund of $9.1 million is the largest annual patronage amount for our association ever!  This last year was filled with many challenges given the difficult times in the agricultural industry.  Continuing the patronage tradition is more important than ever.  We are committed to ag and committed to our customer-owners.”

The Farm Credit Southeast Missouri Board of Directors has also approved its 33rd consecutive patronage refund program for 2026.

Headquartered in Sikeston, Missouri, Farm Credit Southeast Missouri is an agricultural lending cooperative with over $1 billion in owned and managed assets serving Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott, Stoddard, and Wayne Counties in Southeast Missouri.