Mississippi Business Journal » Randy Knight http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 MFBF elections, honors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/mfbf-elections-honors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mfbf-elections-honors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/mfbf-elections-honors/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:51:44 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=66803 Randy Knight, a dairy farmer from Pelahatchie, was recently re-elected to his second term as president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. Donald Gant from Merigold was re-elected as vice president-North Mississippi. Ted Kendall from Bolton was re-elected as vice president-Central Mississippi. And, Reggie Magee from Mt. Olive was re-elected as vice president-South Mississippi. Newly [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/mfbf-elections-honors/feed/ 0 Bryant unsure of migrant labor crackdown’s economic costs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/bryant-unsure-of-migrant-labor-crackdown%e2%80%99s-economic-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bryant-unsure-of-migrant-labor-crackdown%25e2%2580%2599s-economic-costs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/bryant-unsure-of-migrant-labor-crackdown%e2%80%99s-economic-costs/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:01:54 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=53331 Gov. Phil Bryant says he has no idea what the costs would be to Mississippi’s agricultural sector if a tough anti-immigration law caused undocumented immigrants to leave the state en masse as they have in Georgia and Alabama. While Georgia and Alabama sustained serious economic losses from crops that went un-harvested after the workers left, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/bryant-unsure-of-migrant-labor-crackdown%e2%80%99s-economic-costs/feed/ 0 Milking 150 cows just the start of the day http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/24/milking-150-cows-just-the-start-of-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=milking-150-cows-just-the-start-of-the-day http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/24/milking-150-cows-just-the-start-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:01:01 +0000 Nash Nunnery http://msbusiness.com/?p=40283 To the casual observer, there doesn’t appear to be enough hours in the day for Randy Knight. Elected as president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation last December, the 48-year-old Knight isn’t just a figurehead for the organization which is considered the voice for Mississippi farm families. He’s a dairy farmer and rancher himself. “Leaving [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/24/milking-150-cows-just-the-start-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Farmers storm the Capitol http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/03/farmers-storm-the-capitol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=farmers-storm-the-capitol http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/03/farmers-storm-the-capitol/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:00:22 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=37828 Hundreds of farmers from across the state were recently in Jackson to remind any and all lawmakers that agriculture remains Mississippi’s top industry. On March 3, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation hosted the 2nd Annual Ag Day at the State Capitol. The event featured exhibits and food as well as a chance for the agriculture [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/03/farmers-storm-the-capitol/feed/ 0 Knight takes over at FBF http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/knight-takes-over-at-fbf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=knight-takes-over-at-fbf http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/knight-takes-over-at-fbf/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:00:41 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=34444 Long-time leader Waide says he is going back home to tend to family issues and his ranch For the first time since 1996, David Waide is not the president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. At their annual meeting last week, Farm Bureau members elected Rankin County dairy farmer Randy Knight, 48, to succeed Waide, [...]

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