by Alex Lowery | Apr 1, 2020 | News
The Mississippi Legislature has suspended the 2020 Legislative Session until April 17, 2020, at the recommendation of State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs as of March 31. The decision was made to suspend the session on March 18, after medical professionals suggested...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 30, 2020 | News
Carl Davis Parker knows what it feels like to work hard and achieve success. After working hard and competing in the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet for three years, he finally achieved success in 2019 by winning the...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 23, 2020 | News
Sixty mother cows can be a handful even for the most veteran farmer, but throw in a full-time job, full-time graduate school, plus a rather active three year old and you may not see the Blakeneys outside of their fence rows often. “There’s no extra time,” Sam says....
by Alex Lowery | Mar 19, 2020 | News
Mississippi’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities have faced innumerable hardships in the last two years, including flooding, trade wars and low commodity prices, creating a push behind the issue of mental health on the farm and in rural areas. Unfortunately, the...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 16, 2020 | News
For the Poe family in Pontotoc County, farming is in their blood. It’s easy to see this family’s enthusiasm about agriculture in its youngest members, Harrison and Tindall Kay. “If he wants to farm, we’re going to give him every opportunity and set him up for success,...
