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About the Council

About the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council

The Mississippi Sweet Potato Council was founded in 1964 to promote Mississippi Sweet Potatoes and to educate growers on the latest practices to improve their product and their livelihood. It is one of the oldest agricultural organizations of its kind in the State of Mississippi and today has about 150 members.

The members of the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council represent 110 farms and 24 packing facilities. Many of these growers are members of families who have been involved in growing Sweet Potatoes for four to five generations. They have stayed abreast of the latest advances in storage and packing facilities, as well as growing practices, by working closely with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and the Department of Plant Sciences at Mississippi State University, and by visiting other Sweet Potato growing operations around the country. Today, these growers offer the latest in temperature and humidity controlled storage facilities, as well as the latest in packing facilities. Mississippi shippers and ship to the exact needs and specifications of buyers.

Thanks to the excellent quality of the Mississippi Sweet Potato, the hard work of the growers to develop new markets, and the strong sense of teamwork between the Council, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Mississippi State University, Mississippi Sweet Potatoes are making their way across the U.S. and Canada, and are being shipped to Europe

Meet the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council Directors

Mississippi Sweet Potato Council 2009 Officers and Directors

OFFICERS
President	Randle Wright	176 Highway 341 S Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 682-7961
Vice - President	Jamie Earp	259 County Road 21 Houlka, MS 38850 Phone: (662) 568-7496
Secretary/Treasurer	Benny Graves	P.O. Box 5207 Miss. State, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325 - 7773

DIRECTORS
3 - Year team
Danny Clark Eric Easley Trent Edmondson	429 County Road 451 Vardaman, MS 38851 Phone: (662) 682-7206 74 County Road 462 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 682-1189 25 County Road 472 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 414-0100
2 - Year Team
Brad Spencer Ryan Alexander Evans Shaw	244 County Road 446 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 682-9368 204 County Road 441 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 682-7764 P.O. Box 132 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 414-1742
1- Year Team
Clint Whitt Les Huffman Craig Williams	112 Richards Street Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 682-7590 P.O. Box 201 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 682-7590 161 County Road 446 Vardaman, MS 38878 Phone: (662) 628-7757

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