Purposes of this Website:
1. To provide a description of a project funded by USDA - SARE
(Southern Region) to support the development of sustainable swine enterprises
for limited-resource farmers in the Mississippi Delta. Vist the SARE
website to learn more about their programs.
2. To provide general and technical information about alternative
methods of producing pork.
Project Information:
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This project is a cooperative effort between a non-profit organization
(ALFDC) and a non-land grant university (ASU) to provide technical and
financial assistance to limited-resource farmers interested in adopting
a low-capital, sustainable method of swine production. This project features
demonstration farms located in six counties of the mid-delta region of
eastern Arkansas. Farms are being operated by both the ALFDC and by paraprofessional
farmers involved in the project. The primary purposes of the these farms
is to provide income for the paraprofessional farms, generate production
and economic data from various locations, and to serve as demonstration
sites for educational programs.
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| Project Support:
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United States Department of Agriculture Southern Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education Program (Southern SARE).
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| Project Purpose:
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Provide technical assistance to limited-resource farmers interested
in adopting a Pasture-Based Swine Management
system.
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| Project Participants:
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Organizations:
Arkansas land and Farm Development Corporation
College of Agriculture Arkansas State University
Paraprofessional Farmers:
Cleophus Mills
P.O. Box 1222
Marvel, AR 72366 |
Eddie Simons
P.O. Box 2324
Brinkley, AR 72021 |
Charles Haggins
547 SFC 239
Colt, AR 72326 |
Billy Harris
P.O. Box 122
Aubrey, AR 72311 |
Nelson Scott
5758 Lee 119
Moro, AR 72368 |
Rev. Julious McGruder
2322 Phillips 315
West Helena, AR 72390 |
Dr. Henry English
University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
1200 North Univ. Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71611 |
Odell McNeil
304 East Cedar St.
Brinkely, AR 72021 |
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| Contact Persons:
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Thomas Jessup or Bryant Stevens
Arkansas and and Farm Development Corp.
P.O. Box 291 Brinkley, AR
Ph.(870)734-1140, Fax (870)972-3570
Dr. D.W. "Bud" Kennedy
Associate Professor - Animal Science
Arkansas State University
State University, AR 72467
Ph.(870)972-2087, Fax (870)972-3885
E-Mail: dkennedy@creek.astate.edu
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