By Angela Rogalski Matching South African workers who need employment with farmers in the United States is a process that has become beneficial for all involved. Most times the South African people who come to America for farm labor work are looking to make money to send back to their families in South Africa, while […]
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By Mark H. Stowers Peyton Potter was born into farming in Washington County and he’s the third generation to toil the Delta area acreage that that continues to provide for his family. Growing up on his dad and grandfather’s farm, the forty year-old Potter followed along in the path they made on the turnrow and
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By Mark H. Stowers AIn 1986, Carl Deloach moved from Bolivar County to Leflore County to farm for himself. Cotton, soybeans, rice, corn and wheat were some of the crops that have been cultivated over the years. These days, his son Bubba works the acreage just north of Itta Bena. “He (Carl) was raised on
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By Mark H. Stowers Since 1971, Jerry Locke has been getting his hands dirty on the family farm in Quitman and Panola Counties. He did spend a year in construction after high school before coming home to the turnrow. With his father, Locke farmed cotton, soybean, corn, but this season has filled his acreage with
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By Aimee Robinette For over thirty-six years, Woodward Eubanks and Sons, LLP, name has been synonymous with trucking. With a fleet of thirty trucks, the Eubanks provide on-time delivery through dependable drivers that can haul what you want, when you want. It all started in 1982, when Woodward Eubanks saw a need to haul rice
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