by MBJ Staff Published: October 30,2012
Tags: agriculture, agritourism, agritourist, corn, farm, farmer, farming, Halloween, maze, scary, sorghum, sppoky, sweet potato
CHICKASAW COUNTY — With persistence, hard work and a little help from technology, one Mississippi sweet potato farmer has created an unusual maze. “My farm is not that big, and after the disaster in 2009 when we lost about 90 percent of our sweet potato crop, we were looking for something else to do to [...] [...]
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by MBJ Staff Published: October 15,2012
Tags: agritourism, agritourist, farm, farmer, farming, marketing, promotion, registration, state lawm state ageny, tourism, tourist, visitor
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) has launched its new Agritourism Registration Program. This program is part of the recently passed Senate Bill 2439, which was enacted to provide limited liability to persons engaged in agritourism activities. Under state law, agritourism operations that register with MDAC and that meet certain signage [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 28,2012
Tags: agritourism, Batman, But God Ministries, Dick Hall, economic development, Haiti, McRae's, MDOT, Medicaid, regionalism, Stan Buckley, Whole Foods
>> TRANSPORTATION Transportation commissioner Dick Hall on lonely campaign for better road maintenance— by Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> MDOT Road commissioner open to options other than increasing pump prices— by Ted Carter >>RETAIL Whole Foods set to break ground in November— by Clay Chandler >> HEALTHCARE Analysis of Medicaid expansion under [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 16,2012
Tags: agriculture, agritourism, farm, farmer, farming, retail, sales, sign, signage, state agency, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
COLLINS — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) yesterday introduced a new Agritourism Sign Program at Mitchell Farms in Collins. The Agritourism Sign Program is a result of joint efforts between MDAC and the Mississippi Development Authority to introduce members of the Mississippi Agritourism Association to [...] [...]
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