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“I’d rather be proactive than reactive, I mean, and then there’s no growth in the comfort zone.  There’s no comfort zone in the growth zone, so I always want to take a step forward, whether it’s a small step or not, but that’s just where we’ve taken our farm, said...

It’s that time of year on Flat Forty Farms in Sunflower County. That means Sarah Clark will split her day between her chair at the county FSA office and the driver’s seat here. “Sarah works two full‑time jobs.  She gets off work, then comes out here, and we run until...

“I always tell everybody my Ag story is a five-dollar bet.  The guy that my mom married bet me five bucks that I wouldn’t take the halter and lead a 2,000 pound bull around, and if it hadn’t been for that five‑dollar bet, I don’t know where I’d be today," said Triston...

Just another day in Mister Parker’s class at West Jones High School…from the classroom, to the shop…but for his students this typical day they say is leading them to new heights beyond high school. “Just a lot of hands‑on learning and ….allows time for you to be able...

Seven years ago, Jennifer Williams was named county extension agent for Lincoln County. Her goal then was to invest in the lives of students, building the education and 4H programs to new heights. “We’ve never had a shooting sports program and, this year, I believe is...

“Just to be able to come to work every day and know that in some way what I’m doing makes a difference,” said Dr. Wes Lowe, Mississippi State Extension researcher. Doctor Wes Lowe is right where he wants to be. He works in the agricultural and biological engineering...

This is a typical day on this ranch a few miles outside of Collins, bright day, few hundred cattle to move, two cattlemen on horseback, and their trusty farm dog right by their side. This may not be Boone’s farm, but he thinks it is and knows his job without a doubt....

It was never in Covington County’s V.O. Campbell’s nature not to take a step forward, to lead when just a few would or only one would. From his own farm to his county to his state, Campbell wanted to do what was right. “When you talking farmers and V.O., this was his...

August 27th, Mississippi lost a hero, a patriot, a statesman, a steward. Mac Huddleston grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Holmes County, attended Mississippi State University and joined the ROTC to pay for college. He graduated with a degree in accounting. A month...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) will hold a virtual meeting on March 4-5, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is organizing the...

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Governor Tate Reeves was sworn in as Mississippi’s 65th Governor on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol. Multiple statewide officials, state legislators, and supporters were present when Mississippi Chief Justice Mike Randolph...

Delbert Hosemann promised a policy-packed four years focusing on issues ranging from healthcare to education to infrastructure during his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, January 4. Hosemann won the general election in fall 2023 to secure a second term with more than...