Clay County native, veteran starting organic cattle farm
Throughout 23 years of service in the United States Air Force, Clay County native Leroy Alford always had one plan – to move back to the land where he grew up outside West Point.
At home on the range: As numbers of women in agriculture climb, they get a little help from Annie’s Project
“Get down, Gabby,” Mary Jane Coign gently admonished an exuberant mixed breed dog greeting visitors to the farm. The retired Mississippi State University research chemist was dressed for the field in sturdy khakis, work shoes, straw hat and bug spray. It was time to go check on the cows and calves.
“Just don’t move too fast, or they’ll probably scatter,” she cautioned with a smile.