To Contact MFVGA, email us at info@msfruitandveg.com

The Mississippi Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association is a group of commercial fruit and vegetable growers with a vested interest in promoting the fruit and vegetable industries in Mississippi.

It is coordinated by a Board of Directors which meets periodically to chart the path of this group. Feel free to contact one of the officers for more information about the MFVGA.

To join the MFVGA
print this form, fill it out, and mail it in.
Or to pay online click here.

Membership Information & Board of Directors

Membership Benefits - What Your Dues Support ($20 yearly)

  • Listing of your operation (hours and products too) on the MFVGA web site

  • Opportunity for college scholarships through an application process 
  • Access to the upcoming forums and classifieds section of the MFVGA website
  • Emails/mailings about upcoming meetings and events
  • Proposals for organizational grants that provide workshops, farm tours and marketing support for MFVGA members
  • Maintenance of the MFVGA website and mailing of announcements
  • Support for a yearly conference to educate new and current growers
  • Unified voice for agricultural policy
Board of Directors 
 Officers

Jim Ewing 
(Board term thru 2013)
Shoo Fly Farms
Lena, MS
601-654-3301
blueskywaters@att.net

 
Felicia Bell, Vice President 

(Board term thru 2012)

Brandon, MS

601-955-0339 (cell)
rdsfarm@gmail.com
  Teri McCarter, Secretary/Treasurer
 (Board term thru 2013)

Madison, MS
601-955-9298 (cell)
teribmc@bellsouth.net


Board Members 

David Boyd 
(Board term thru 2013)
Boyd Farms
Sandhill, MS
dboyd42@hotmail.com

 

Tim Cooper
(Board term thru 2014)

Cooper's Berry Farm

Morton, MS
601-622-8029 cooperfarmsandvineyard@yahoo.com 

Cindy Ayers 
(Board term thru 2014)
Foot Print Farms

Jackson, MS

601-668-5583
cayers2010@att.net 

Jamie Butler
(Board term thru 2013)
Butler's Fresh Pick

Florence, MS
601-624-6871
jamiebtl98@bellsouth.net

 

Gerri Ellis
(Board term thru 2014)
Ellis Farms

Hazlehurst, MS

601-826-4655
pellis8943@wildblue.net 
Van Cheeseman
(Board term thru 2012)
Flora at Bluebird Farms
Holly Springs, MS
662-224-0297
vanlee2001@yahoo.com 
 
 Advisory Members
Dr. Rick Snyder
Truck Crops Experiment Station
Mississippi State University
P. O. Box 231
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
601-892-3731 (office)
601-892-2056 (fax)
RickS@ra.msstate.edu
 
Dr. Christine Coker
Coastal Research and Extension Center
Beaumont Horticultural Unit
478 Highway 15N
Beaumont, MS  39423
601.788.6616 (office)
601.788.5522 (fax)
cec117@ra.msstate.edu
 
Dr. Bill Evans
Truck Crops Experiment Station
Mississippi State University
P. O. Box 231
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
601-892-3731 (office)
601-892-2056 (fax)
wbe1@ra.msstate.edu
 
Dr. David Nagel
Plant & Soil Sciences
Box 9555
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-2311 (office)
662-325-8742 (fax)
dnagel@ext.msstate.edu
 
Dr. Kim Morgan
Agricultural Economics
Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-0413 (office)
662-325-8777 (fax)
morgan@agecon.msstate.edu
 

last
update: February 23, 2011
                  
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