Nolan Howard
Carries on Family Farm Tradition Noland Howard has never strayed far from his roots. He grew up on Idlewood Plantation owned by his parents, Sally
Joe Melton
Fifth Generation Farmer Loves the Lifestyle Joe Melton, whose family has been farming since 1640, has acreage in Tunica, Coahoma, and Quitman counties. These days
Farmers Inc.
Greenville-Based Business Has Thrived For Nearly Seventy Years Farmers Co-op in Greenville was launched in 1956 by a group of farmers from Washington, Sharkey and Bolivar counties to pool their resources with the goal of being able to provide farmers with a comprehensive and affordable source for all their agricultural supply needs. “Farmers including Monty Payne, Leo Williams, Johnny Howarth and Lawrence Carter canvassed the Delta to sell stocks to farmers to establish Farmers Inc.,” says Farmers Co-op General Manager Floyd Trammell. “At one time, Farmers Inc. had 350 stockholders, all farmers. Now, we probably have 250 farmer stockholders. A lot have died and some didn’t keep their farm, so we bought back their stock.” The company established a fifteen-acre facility that included anhydrous ammonia tanks,
Preston Aust
Serving Humphreys, Sharkey and Issaquena Counties Preston Aust was bound to be involved in farming. Both of his grandfathers were row crop farmers and he
Ag Outlook
Producers Discuss Important Issues As row crop producers filed into the Mill Conference Center last December for the start of Mississippi State University’s Row Crop