Posts Tagged ‘Dr. John Michael Riley’

Sir, is that cow under warranty?

by Wally Northway Published: January 30,2011

Tags: Dr. John Michael Riley, Sammy Blossom, Sen. Jeff Sessions, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Sen. Richard Shelby, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Sen. Thad Cochran, Tom Vilsack

Mississippi’s cattle industry recently received some good news from Washington about a proposed program that would help protect them from catastrophic losses due to disease. But the state’s cattle industry continues to face issues that no single program can address — even with improved market prices, many livestock producers are still operating in the red. [...] [...]

Farmers scramble to salvage crops

by Wally Northway Published: November 30,2009

Tags: Dr. John Michael Riley, farmers, torrential rains

Salvage efforts, however, won’t offset losses following early-fall’s torrential rains Mississippi’s farmers have been working overtime this month trying to salvage what is left of crops devastated by early drought then heavy rains in September and October. Still, the clock is ticking, and what is left may be of little or no value and might [...] [...]

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