Jeff Rutledge of Newport has been appointed as Northern Region Director for AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, according to Dwain Morris, AgHeritage FCS Board Chairman.
Rutledge farms corn, rice, and soybeans on 935 acres owned and 2,700 acres partially owned with family, for a total of 4,200 acres. He serves on the Arkansas Ag Council Board, Arkansas Rice Council Board, Arkansas Rice Federation Board, USA Rice Federation Board, USA Rice Council Board, Jackson County Farm Bureau Board, Newport School Board, Newport Levee Board, and Arkansas Waterways Commission.
Rutledge has a Bachelor of Science in Plant Science from Arkansas State University and a Master of Science in Agronomy from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is also a deacon and bible class teacher at Holden Avenue Church of Christ.
AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is a financial cooperative with owned and managed assets of approximately $1.15 billion as of December 31, 2016, that provides credit and related services to more than 3,100 farmers, ranchers and producers or harvesters of aquatic products in 24 Arkansas counties. Branch offices are located in Batesville, Brinkley, Dermott, Lonoke, Newport, Pocahontas, Searcy, Star City and Stuttgart.
