Chief Knight Visits the Magnolia State

(from left) urban conservationist Bill McGraw, NRCS area conservationist Wesley Kerr, landowner Donnie Travis, NRCS district conservationists Mike McNair and Paul Caves, Chief Knight, NRCS soil conservation technician Danny Box, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission member Don Underwood, Mississippi NRCS State Conservationist Homer Wilkes, and NRCS Special Assistant to the Chief Sam Thornton

NRCS Chief Bruce Knight recently visited Mississippi to help cut the ribbon for a well and irrigation system on the farm of Donnie Travis near Petal, Mississippi. The project was funded though NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program Small Farmer/Limited Resource Initiative that Donnie applied for last year in order to be able to irrigate vegetables during drought conditions.

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Once funding was approved, NRCS and Forrest County Soil and Water Conservation District personnel assisted with the design and installation of the well and irrigation system.  The system will hopefully serve as a demonstration project for the Indian Springs Cooperative – a group of vegetable producers, including Donnie, who joined together to more effectively market their produce.
Your contact is Jeannine May, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 601-965-4337.