The Delta plantation system started in the 19th century when white farmers went ... Slavery and cotton production became synonymous with the Southern economy and Mississippi.

Agriculture is Mississippi’s largest industry and those farmers are raising a red flag to say they’re struggling to make a profit.

Farmers in Arkansas will receive $286.2 million in assistance from the American Relief Act, with Mississippi County being the ...

farm, led by CEO Jeremy Jack ... and it now spans 11,500 acres in the Mississippi Delta. The family farms cotton, corn, soybeans and rice. In addition to Willard, Laura Lee and Jeremy, the ...