wpclou49-ca | - Part 6

Mississippi Property Tax Alliance – Non-Profit Groups Seek to Slow Tax Value Increases

April 2019 / wpclou49-ca

Farmers have plenty of hurdles each growing season. Weather, insects, plant diseases, rising input costs and commodity prices. But the one thing they rely on as the foundation of their passion has an out of control tax problem – their land. Farm land has a complex taxation situation that has grown over the years forcing […]

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MACA – An Important Delta Asset

April 2019 / wpclou49-ca

By Patrick R. Shepard It’s been said that the founding members of the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association (MACA) were visionaries whose revolutionary concepts are comparable to those of early technology entrepreneurs, including Steve Job and Bill Gates. Charter members such as Mills Rogers, Charlie Craig, Russell Black and Kim Kimbrough saw the need to simplify

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Father Daughter Farming – Carrying on the Family Legacy

April 2019 / wpclou49-ca

By Greta Sharp Father and daughter Randy and Victoria Darden don’t always see eye to eye when it comes to running L&R Farms in Onward, a community just outside Rolling Fork. But, they both love the land that has been in their family for generations. In early spring, they watched rising floodwaters cover their fields.

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A Valuable Resource – The Farmer’s Friend for Equipment Needs

April 2019 / wpclou49-ca

By Mark H. Stowers Farmers spend a lifetime building their farms with land and equipment. Every year they work to continually improve each. When it comes time to call it a day, some have the luxury of passing down to the next generation, but others have come to the end of the turnrow. Renting out

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Full Service – Providing Farm Storage Facilities and Parts Across the Delta and Beyond

April 2019 / wpclou49-ca

Valley View Agri-Systems, located in Cleveland, continues to provide farm storage facilities across the Delta and state. Valley View Agri-Systems was founded in 1980 by Fred and Susan Cathcart. K&D Associates was purchased and integrated into the Valley View brand in 2000. In 2012, Jim Cochran purchased the company; and is currently the CEO/Owner. Hal

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Brittney Turner Seeing Agriculture with an Artful Eye

April 2019 / wpclou49-ca

By Angela Rogalski • ***(Photo by Robert Jones)**** note: the photo of Brittney Many who look out over a field of soybeans or corn or rice don’t necessarily see artistic beauty or have a creative inquisitiveness about what they’re seeing and why. They may see beauty in the rich, growing crops, which is a pleasing

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Women of the Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association Educating the Masses about Ag Aviation

January 2019 Stories / wpclou49-ca

By Mark H. Stowers She was told by her mother not to marry a farmer, – much less an ag pilot. But Vicki Lawson did both as her husband Grover Lawson III was an ag pilot for years while farming, but now keeps his flying feet firmly on the ground of his Sardis area farm.

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5% Rule Increases Net Profit

January 2019 Stories / wpclou49-ca

By Patrick R. Shepard During their winter planning, Delta and other Midsouth growers should consider using the 5% Rule. Several years ago SouthernAg Consulting, headquartered in Mississippi, took a step back and asked the really hard questions, reevaluating just about everything that these independent crop consultants do. “Nothing is sacred, we questioned everything,” explains Mitt

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Pecans: A Southern Delicacy Big Business for Some Deltans

January 2019 Stories / wpclou49-ca

By Greta Sharpe Pecans play a starring role in most Southern holiday tables. From roasted and salted pecans for snacks to pecan dressing to everyone’s favorite Karo Pecan Pie, the holidays just wouldn’t be complete without them. They are often part of treasured memories and traditions. “My mother made wonderful pecan pies and I make

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Kin Growers of Rolling Fork Second Generation Strong

January 2019 Stories / wpclou49-ca

By Mark H. Stowers Family farms abound in the Delta with some dating back generations with more than a century of labor. In Rolling Fork, Kin Growers may one day reach that plateau but for now, the second-generation farm is rolling along. With roots planted in 1971 when Robert Rutherford, a Farm Service Agent, rented

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