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Category: Farm & Outdoors
Three Lafayette students show hens in Chick-Chain Show
By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News Three Lafayette 4-H members, Holland Jackson, Lanae Colson and Derby Sherrell, recently participated in a Tri-County Chick-Chain Show in Madison County. More than 28 4-H members from Madison,…
Mayor signs proclamation for Farm-City Week
By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Lafayette County Farm Bureau hosted a luncheon for its Farm-City Week event on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 12 p.m. The event was held at the Mayo Farm…
Farming of the future
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News The farming communities of the 21st century have seen more changes in their lifetime than the era of industrialization brought to their own great grandaddies way of…
Pickin’ and grinnin’ at Three Rivers Plantation
By Danny Federico Riverbend News Being able to pick fruit straight off the tree is a memory that some may have from their childhood or it’s one that some may wish they…
Scott Prine: Farm Family of the Year
By Kathrine Alderman Riverbend News Though the tobacco-growing industry may not be as prolific as it once was, farmers such as Scott Prine and his family are keeping it alive, which is…
From pageant queen to farm girl: McCall Farm
By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News The 2017 National Forestry Queen and teacher at Anderson Elementary School, Shelbi McCall, isn’t like most other pageant queens; she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty…