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New Southern States manager assumes duties
SSC-Blakely Service is part of a farmer-owned cooperative that provides a broad range of farm services, agricultural products and materials to its producer members and other customers in and around Early, Clay, Calhoun, Baker and Miller counties. Rudy Jarrett of Blakely chairs the location's stockholder advisory board. Currently residing in Early County, Fleming is an area native and graduated from Southwest Georgia Academy. In addition, he holds a bachelor of science degree from Troy University. Fleming started with Southern States in 1998 after the acquisition of Gold Kist ag/retail division where he had several years of experience. He has held several positions prior to accepting the manager position at Blakely. His earlier time spent with the company includes working in Brundidge, Ala., and Cochran, Ga. Fleming and his wife Jenny, formerly of Birmingham, have one son, Jake, who is nine months old.
Founded in 1923, Southern States now has more than 300,000 farmer members. As one of the nation's largest agricultural cooperatives, the Richmond, Va., based firm provides a range of farm inputs including fertilizer, seed, livestock feed and pet food, animal health supplies and petroleum products, as well as other items for the farm and home. The cooperative has some 1,100 retail outlets and had sales of some $1.7 billion in its fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
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