WCSHC April 2018 News Blast 1st Edition

NEWS BLAST WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE’S

SPRING • April 2018 • 1st Edition • V isit us online @ www.wcshc.com

PLEASE STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!

MEMBERS OF WCSHC HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2017’S CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE FORMS. THEY DID IT AND SO CAN YOU!

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SCSFLO SMALL SCALE BEEF CATTLEMEN FIELD DAY

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Pg. 4 TKO’S FARMING COVER CROP FIELD DAY

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WCSHC’s Agricultural Business Management Specialist, ALLEN MCREYNOLDS

WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE 3450 Shannon Dale Drive • Jackson, MS 39212 Phone: 601-291-2704 • Email: fltaylor@bellsouth.net • Web: www.wcshc.com “Saving Rural America”

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PLEASE STAND UP AND BE COUNTED TODAY!

Members of Winston County Self Help Cooperative have completed their 2017’s Census of Agriculture forms. Therefore, the WCSHC urges other farmers and farm groups to complete their Census of Agriculture as soon as possible. Please, stand up and be counted today, by returning your census form immediately. Individuals can mail their form or can complete it electronically. However, it’s vital to move forward today and join the WCSHC’s members to chant, “I DID IT!” Here are REAL people helping REAL farmers, to be counted in rural America.

If you need more information please contact “Our” State Statistician Esmeralda Dickson @ 601-359-1259.

SCOTT COUNTY SMALL FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS ORGANIZATION SMALL SCALE BEEF CATTLEMEN FIELD DAY SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018 TIME: 9:00 AM LITTLE ROCK M.B. CHURCH 643 TALLABOGUE RD. FOREST, MS

Here’s an invitation for you to participate in an in-depth Herd Health Program, designed to help increase profits and reduce cost.

Participants will learn the following topics on heard health; genetics, the benefits of developing a high-quality pasture, marketing, and management practices to produce productive cowherds, and how to create top quality calves. The Herd Health Program will focus on recommended herd health practices, development and maintenance of productive pasture grasses and forages, bull selection for producing premium calves, and marketing opportunities for calves through sales. Feature presenters include DR. L. C. Peyton, TriCounty Veterinary Clinic, Bay Spring, MS, Dr. Rocky Lemus, Forage Specialist, Mississippi State University, Plant and Soil Science, Carylon Banks, SFOT&TAP, Alcorn State University, Extension Program, and Michael Trusclair, USDA, 1890 Program Liaison, Alcorn State University. These knowledgeable speakers will transfer relevant information that can offer each beef cattle producer vital practices to increase their profits.

Participants will assemble at Little Rock M.B. Church 643 Tallabogue Rd, Forest, MS on Saturday, April 7, 2018, Time: 9:00 am.

For more information Call Greg Nicks at 601-507-1439 or Allen McReynolds at 601-513-4503.

If you need an accommodation to participate in this activity or event, please contact Latrice Todman at 662-446-2423 , or by e-mail at tarieltwcshc@gmail.com by Saturday, March 24, 2018.

This event is sponsored Winston County Self Help Cooperative.

WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE 3450 Shannon Dale Drive • Jackson, MS 39212 Phone: 601-291-2704 • Email: fltaylor@bellsouth.net Web: www.wcshc.com • “Saving Rural America”

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SMALL FARM OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP  LOCATION: o Mr. Julies Davis, Farm 448 Butler Lane Lorman, MS 39096  DATE: April 12, 2018  TIME: Registration start at 8:30  Topics Covered:  Feral (Wild) Hog Management  Timber Management  USDA Programs and Services  Leasing Land for Multiple Recreational Uses  Farm Security  REGISTRATION: FREE Please call or text Mr. Clifton E. Peters at (601) 572-5378 to register or for more information.

LUNCH PROVIDED Directions: From Port Gibson, MS: Take 61S to Morning Star road. Turn right onto Morning Star road. The property is close to Morning Star Church. From Fayette, MS: Take Hwy 61N toward Port Gibson. Turn Left onto Morning Star Rd. The property is close to Morning Star Church.

Workshop sponsored by Restoring Faith (Hermanville, MS) in association with the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service. “This material is based upon work supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under number 68-4423-18-011.” “USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

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TKO’S

FARMING COVER CROP FIELD DAY

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 TIME: 10:00 AM 458 KENNEDY ROAD MCCOOL, MISSISSIPPI 39108

This is your invitation to participate in TKO’s Farming Cover Crop Field Day. Attendees will see a demo of a cover crop being applied (Native seed varieties). Seeds are compliments through Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education (SARE) Grant funding. Personnel Choctaw County’s Office Natural Resources Conservation Service will discuss their practices and assist attendees with filling out applications various applications for various services through the agency.

Additionally, Choctaw County Extension Office will explain the potential benefits of planting cover crop maintaining soil health on vegetable farms, including organic matter enrichment, weed suppression, nutrient recycling and nitrogen fixation. Benefits of using cover crops reduce erosion, adds organic matter which improves soil structure and water holding capacity, suppresses weeds, recycle and/or captures excess nutrients, and supplies symbiotically fixed N (nitrogen) to subsequent crops.

If you need an accommodation to participate in this activity or event, please contact Latrice Todman at 662-446-2423 , or by e-mail at tarieltwcshc@gmail.com by Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

THIS EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE | WCSHC.COM | 601-291-2704

WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE 3450 Shannon Dale Drive • Jackson, MS 39212 Phone: 601-291-2704 • Email: fltaylor@bellsouth.net Web: www.wcshc.com • “Saving Rural America”

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