Cynergy Farms Has Synergy with Synovus
What started as a small farm operation when Nathan Connell and his brother Josh were in college has turned into quite the business. Over 5,000 acres near Thomasville now makes up Cynergy Farms, where the duo farms peanuts, cotton, pecans, and beef cattle.
“We’ve grown the operation together,” explains Connell. “Josh runs the day-to-day operations, and I look after the financials.”
Cynergy Farms has banked with Synovus since 2015 and relies on the expertise of Brad Johnson, Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer. Synovus has helped them with multiple banking services beyond a line of credit, and Connell is confident Johnson and Synovus can help the business flourish.
“Synovus has been really flexible,” he says. Johnson and his team have always asked what the Connells and Cynergy Farms wanted to do to grow, and have never said it’s not possible.
“I’ve dealt with a lot of bankers, but one thing about Brad is that he’s always trying to earn the business,” Connell says. “Whether it be terms, interest rates, flexible payment structures…Brad’s going to beat someone else right off the bat. Brad and Ty are good about coming up with ideas on how to structure things.”
“Synovus is always asking, ‘how is this working?’” says Connell. “It’s a partnership.”
Johnson and his team even helped Connell with his largest land purchase to date. That mentality and superior service are what keep Cynergy Farms and Synovus linked.
“It’s never, ‘I can’t do it.’ It’s always, ‘I’ll get it done.’ They’ll always try to find ways to help me get there, not tell me it can’t be done.”
Of course, anyone in this line of work knows that agriculture businesses run a little differently, but Connell maintains confidence in Synovus thanks to creative financial solutions like keeping a revolving line of credit, rather than a traditional closed-end agriculture line of credit. “There’s a desire for Synovus to understand agriculture,” Connell says, whereas most banks would try to turn an agriculture loan into a commercial loan.
“Synovus is always asking, ‘how is this working?’” says Connell. “It’s a partnership.”
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