‘You’re His Property’: How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm
In Mississippi, incarcerated trusties cleaned chicken houses, fixed cars and installed flooring for the benefit of a local ...
State Auditor to Investigate Sheriff Who Used Inmate Labor on Family Farm
In Mississippi, a sheriff accused of staffing his family’s commercial chicken farm with inmates defended the practice, saying ...
This husband, wife team is keeping the MS ag business afloat with foreign workers. See how
Harris, along with his wife, Merritt Belk Harris, and his business, processes as many as 550 applications a year for H-2A ...
New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity
H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.
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An estimated $550 million in losses just last year. Can Mississippi farmers survive?
Mike McCormick, president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, said the state’s agriculture sector is experiencing its greatest challenge in recent decades. Row crop producers are facing ...
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Mississippi Farm Bureau aids families at Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House in Jackson has been a lifeline for families of critically ill children for decades. A local group ...
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USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers
Mississippi does not appear to participate ... Program similarly engages states in agreements to spend federal dollars on purchasing food from local farms and suppliers to fuel food banks. The ...