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
Serving Farmers in Bolivar County By Mark H. Stowers County Ag Extension agents have to be a library of knowledge on all things agriculture in their county. Along the way they continue learning and figure out just how to disseminate that knowledge in the best ways. For most, it’s face to face interaction but for
Much More Than Just A Business By Angela Rogalski • Photography By Meagan Little It all started with a pea patch, a passion for the land, and strong familial ties. Andrew Nobile and his wife Mary Britton Nobile own Nobile Family Farms in Holcomb, Miss. The farm is filled with acres of fresh produce, beautiful
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Years of Experience and Hard Work Equal Success By Angela Rogalski For forty-one years, Jerry Evans of Evans Farms has been growing rice, soybeans, corn and wheat in Symonds. This year Evans is concentrating on two crops only: rice and soybeans. Along with his brother Larry Evans and his son, Jerry Evans Jr., the three
Beekeeping is More Than Just a Hobby By Aimee Robinette The scientific community calls them tiny miracle workers, but many people see them as pests. However with all the buzzing about and a small but painful, barbed stinger, bees can be a little bit scary. Bees carry out a key action for the planet. Pollination
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Super Cowman of the South By Hank Burdine Hot Moore was HOT indeed. To cattlemen all over America, and possibly the world, he was known as the Super Cowman of the South. From a meager beginning in the eroded red clay hills of Tate County, Maurice P. “Hot” Moore built his Circle M Ranch into
An Outstanding Asset to the Extension Service By Jack Criss Based in Tate County, Tarah Ferguson has been an Extension Agent for eight and a half years in the Senatobia office and has established a great reputation in the position. Her job consists primarily of a focus on agricultural issues with an emphasis on 4-H
What’s The Right Choice This Year? By Jack Criss With time running out to enroll in two important coverage programs, many farmers are wondering what the best decision is to make between them, especially in today’s uncertain economic climate. Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) provide financial protections to farmers due to