Mississippi farm leaders support Cochran
June 12, 2014 | 01:17 AM
A coalition of Mississippi farm leaders has formed “Farmers for Thad,” to support the re-election bid of Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss, in advance of the June 24 runoff.
The coalition, led by farmers Danny Murphy and Jeremy Jack, “is calling attention to the importance of agriculture to Mississippi and the significant victories won for the state by Cochran as former chairman and current ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,” the Cochran campaign said in a news release.
“Agriculture is a huge part of Mississippi’s economy,” said Murphy. “It employs almost a third of all Mississippians and contributes $7.5 billion to our state’s economy. Throughout his 30-plus years as our senator, Thad Cochran has kept Mississippi agriculture his top priority. In turn, we’re calling on our friends, neighbors, customers and fellow farmers to stand up for Sen. Cochran on June 24.”
Farmers for Thad points specifically to the new farm bill and to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 “as the most recent examples of legislation with which Cochran has placed the interests of Mississippi’s 42,300 farms at the forefront of his work.”
“As a young producer, I am grateful to farm in a state that is represented by a strong supporter of agriculture,” said Jack.
“I have seen Sen. Cochran’s hard work and determination to make sure Mississippi farmers and Mississippi agriculture is well represented in Washington. Recently Sen. Cochran championed the farm bill and the WRRDA bill that pay direct dividends for Mississippians.”
The coalition, led by farmers Danny Murphy and Jeremy Jack, “is calling attention to the importance of agriculture to Mississippi and the significant victories won for the state by Cochran as former chairman and current ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,” the Cochran campaign said in a news release.
“Agriculture is a huge part of Mississippi’s economy,” said Murphy. “It employs almost a third of all Mississippians and contributes $7.5 billion to our state’s economy. Throughout his 30-plus years as our senator, Thad Cochran has kept Mississippi agriculture his top priority. In turn, we’re calling on our friends, neighbors, customers and fellow farmers to stand up for Sen. Cochran on June 24.”
Farmers for Thad points specifically to the new farm bill and to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 “as the most recent examples of legislation with which Cochran has placed the interests of Mississippi’s 42,300 farms at the forefront of his work.”
“As a young producer, I am grateful to farm in a state that is represented by a strong supporter of agriculture,” said Jack.
“I have seen Sen. Cochran’s hard work and determination to make sure Mississippi farmers and Mississippi agriculture is well represented in Washington. Recently Sen. Cochran championed the farm bill and the WRRDA bill that pay direct dividends for Mississippians.”
