Maxwell and Hart Are Longtime Directors By Faith Strong Port directors have a very important job when it comes to river operations, especially with the comings and goings of commercial water traffic. Their role impacts everyone involved, including the farmer and the merchant who uses the water for transport. He or she oversees the activation […]
Extension Agent Cultivating Community Through Agriculture and Service By Joey Lee For Tunica County native, Sam Floyd, the role of Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent is more than a job, it is a way for her to give back to a community that she loves and that has given so much to her. With her
A Multi-Faceted Dirt Moving Business By Mark H. Stowers Chris Sandifer has spent plenty of time playing and working with dirt so he made a career out of it. For the past twenty-five years, he spent time time working outdoors and decided to create his own company, S & W Landworks. “Initially I began farming,
Keeping Cotton on the Forefront By Mark H. Stowers In 1967, the Southern Ginners Association was created. Actually, it was the combination of existing Ginning Associations that covered five southern states – Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. “State associations came together and basically we formed a five state 501C6 Trade Association Organization,” says Executive
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Conduct Regularly for Best Results By Angela Rogalski To better understand soil types and deficiency of nutrients, testing the soil where you plan to grow is really a sound idea. Zach Gaylor is an extension agent in Bolivar County and says that soil testing is extremely important in agriculture. “High crop yields and efficient production
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Water Resource Management is Vital By Angela Rogalski Furrow irrigation dominates in the Mississippi Delta. Dr. Drew Gholson is coordinator for the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research at Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville. Gholson says that over eighty percent of the Mississippi Delta utilizes furrow irrigation as opposed to pivot irrigation. “Furrow
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Alcorn State Extension/Research Farm & Technology Transfer Center By Mark H. Stowers Just outside Mound Bayou sits 45-acres of fertile Delta soil that is leased out to the Alcorn University Extension Service. It is at this location the extension service has created the Alcorn State University Extension/Research Farm & Technology Transfer Center. The land is
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A Fun Family Destination for “Picking” & Eating By Aimee Robinette For many decades, farmers have longed to help Americans make a food connection between farms to their tables. In a world where fast food is king, a grassroot effort was made by local producers and Nesbit Blueberry Plantation in Desota County is one such
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One Woman’s Journey to Self-Reliance By Angela Rogalski When Jake Keiser went from Gucci to goats it was an exercise in self-reliance. Keiser was a city girl with no adult experience of living anywhere other than in the urban world. And about ten years ago, this began to bother her. “I lived in Tampa, Fla.
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A Second Home to a Group of Hard-working Young Men By Mark H. Stowers Farm shops come in all shapes and sizes. Farmers construct, renovate, and remodel to produce a space that is both efficient and spacious enough to house all the necessary items that are needed to run a smooth operation. The farm shop