Proud to be a Mississippi Cattleman

    Poultry, catfish, timber, and row crops are what come to mind when many think about Mississippi’s agricultural commodities.  Often overlooked, Beef productions play a large role in Mississippi agriculture production.  Mississippi’s cattle inventory totals 950,000 head state wide with 568,000 being beef cows.  Stocker calves also represent 42% of cattle farmed in Mississippi.  Our state has approximately 18,000 functioning beef cattle operations, which ranks 7^th in value of production among agriculture commodities.  I have grown up on a cow-calf production farm my entire life so my cattle roots run deep.  We currently have commercial Angus and Braford cows along with registered Angus cattle.  I consider myself to be a blessed man each day I get to spend on my farm and hope to be farming cattle in many years to come.