by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | Jun 10, 2019 | News
For five generations, the Jones family has worked the same sawmill. The quality hardwood lumber they produce literally travels the world. But, each year, they wonder if this year could be their last. J.M. Jones Lumber Company survived the Mississippi River floods of...
by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | May 13, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s building opened in 1983. It stood out along Interstate 55 not necessarily because of it girth, but because of its location. At the time, County Line Road was considered the country, many miles north of downtown Jackson. There were...
by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | May 3, 2019 | News
Back in the day, all a farmer needed to make something grow was a little bit of determination. Whether it be crops in the field or animals on a piece of land, a strong will could propel them to success. Sure, a tractor, some fertilizer or feed, and a little bit of...
by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | Mar 26, 2019 | News
On a typical day in March, farmers across Mississippi would be planting crops. But this year, many who farm along the Mississippi River, like Claiborne County Farm Bureau President David Doyle, are waiting for flood waters to recede. Doyle currently has hundreds of...
by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | Mar 19, 2019 | News
By the time Matt McNutt and Shane Floyd arrived on the scene, it was almost dark. The farm worker the firefighters were in route to rescue had been stuck inside a grain bin for almost two hours, and his luck was running out by the minute. “When I got there, the...
