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Ducks Unlimited, Pachama, and PERENfra Join Forces to Create High-Quality US-Based Reforestation Project, Flyway Forests

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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Flyway Forests will comprise at least 3,000 acres distributed across several private properties in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

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  • Flyway Forests will comprise at least 3,000 acres distributed across several private properties in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
  • Flyway Forests will restore agricultural lands to original bottomland hardwood forests using native tree species adapted for the specific climatic conditions of the Mississippi River Valley.
  • Flyway Forests will benefit local landholders by offering compensation for placing parts of their properties into a permanent conservation easement.
  • We look forward to future collaborations with Ducks Unlimited and Pachama.”
    The Flyway Forests partnership is considering corporate offtake partners to acquire the rights to Flyway Forests’ future carbon credits.

LandFund Partners is the First Investment Fund to Receive Carbon Credits for Farm Practices

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LandFund Partners ("LFP"), a farmland investment company, in partnership with AgriCapture, is the first investment fund to be granted carbon credits from the Climate Action Reserve.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LandFund Partners ("LFP"), a farmland investment company, in partnership with AgriCapture, is the first investment fund to be granted carbon credits from the Climate Action Reserve.
  • The first carbon credits have been issued as part of a pilot carbon credit project for two of LFP's Arkansas farms.
  • "We are incredibly proud that LandFund is now the first investment fund to receive agricultural carbon credits for on-farm practices from a premier carbon registry.
  • AgriCapture delivered our 2021 carbon credits within 12 months of harvest," Chris Morris LandFund Partners President and COO.

AgriCapture completes largest ever cover cropping program in the Mississippi River Valley to improve soil health and fight climate change

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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It is the largest ever cover cropping project of its kind in the Mississippi River Valley region.

Key Points: 
  • It is the largest ever cover cropping project of its kind in the Mississippi River Valley region.
  • Cover crops are a key regenerative farming practice used to improve soil health, reduce erosion and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
  • The 4,000 acres of cover crops are expected to sequester an estimated 2,440 metric tons of carbon on an annual basis.
  • Griffin Farms, which manages over 15,000 acres in the Mississippi River Valley, contributed 2,900 acres to the cover cropping program and will expand their acres in 2022.

LandFund Partners Selects JTC Americas to Administer its Farmland Investment Fund

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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LandFund Partners, based in Nashville, TN, manages over 38,000 acres of row crop farmland, or roughly $248 million in assets, in the Mississippi River Valley.

Key Points: 
  • LandFund Partners, based in Nashville, TN, manages over 38,000 acres of row crop farmland, or roughly $248 million in assets, in the Mississippi River Valley.
  • "Farming is at the foundation of sustaining human life" said Reid Thomas, Chief Revenue Officer and Managing Director of JTC Americas.
  • LandFund Partners ("LFP") manages over 38,000 acres of row crop farmland, or roughly $248 million of assets, in the Mississippi River Valley.
  • LandFund Partners identifies and acquires high-quality farmland and leases the land to experienced farm operators under the supervision of a professional management team.

LandFund Partners Launches Open-End Soil Enrichment Fund

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LandFund Partners ("LFP"), a farmland investment company, has launched LFP Soil Enrichment Fund, LP ("SEF").

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LandFund Partners ("LFP"), a farmland investment company, has launched LFP Soil Enrichment Fund, LP ("SEF").
  • LFP plans to grow Soil Enrichment Fund to over $1 billion of assets.
  • LFP plans to grow Soil Enrichment Fund to over $1 billion of assets.
  • LFP has partnered with AgriCapture and Climate Action Reserve in order to generate carbon credits from Soil Enrichment Fund's farmland.

AgriCapture Lists 51,691-Acre Carbon Capture Project with Climate Action Reserve

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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In preparation, AgriCapture collected robust data from 2018 through 2021 on 888 tracts of farmland.

Key Points: 
  • In preparation, AgriCapture collected robust data from 2018 through 2021 on 888 tracts of farmland.
  • The initial project will quantify, monitor, report, and verify climate-friendly agricultural practiceson 51,691row-crop acres.AgriCapture will also continue to add additional acres to the project.
  • Founder and CEO of AgriCapture John Farris says: "The only way to do a carbon credit project in the agricultural space is to do it thoughtfully.
  • Founded by landowners for landowners, AgriCapture grows landowner profitability, increases land value, improves farming and food supply chain sustainability and advances agriculture as a natural solution to climate change.

McCoy's Novel "Fatherless" Released

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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BRANDON, Miss., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mississippi Delta native, Larry McCoy has penned and released his first novel, "Fatherless."

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  • BRANDON, Miss., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mississippi Delta native, Larry McCoy has penned and released his first novel, "Fatherless."
  • Set in the 1950s Jim Crow Mississippi Delta where cotton is king, McCoy captures the struggles of a family surviving desertion, poverty, racism and more.
  • If the young main character in this book could write well, he would have written it.
  • The E-Book generally sells for less than $7.00 and the paperback is less than $21.00 plus shipping.

Mississippi River Watershed Receives a Grade of C-

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Watershed Initiative (AWI) has released its second Mississippi River Watershed Report Card, resulting in a grade of C- for the entire watershed, which covers more than 41 percent of the continental United States and 31 states.

Key Points: 
  • ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Watershed Initiative (AWI) has released its second Mississippi River Watershed Report Card, resulting in a grade of C- for the entire watershed, which covers more than 41 percent of the continental United States and 31 states.
  • The Mississippi River Watershed Report Card brings together data from multiple sectors and basins, allowing an examination of the status and trends in the watershed.
  • The Report Card also grades the five major sub-basins the Upper Mississippi River, Lower Mississippi River, the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, the Arkansas and Red Rivers, the Missouri River and then calculates watershed-wide impacts.
  • AWI last prepared a Mississippi River Watershed Report Card in 2015, resulting in a grade of D+.

Conexon teams up with seven Mississippi electric cooperatives to leverage more than $30M in CARES Act funding and help close the Digital Divide

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
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"There's something pretty special happening in rural Mississippi," Conexon Partner Jonathan Chambers said.

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  • "There's something pretty special happening in rural Mississippi," Conexon Partner Jonathan Chambers said.
  • "The first electric co-ops in the nation were formed in Mississippi.
  • Conexon has worked tirelessly with EPAs since the passage of the 2019 Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, supporting and positioning them to deliver FTTH to rural communities.
  • "Everyone involved in these projects is after the same goal closing the Digital Divide in Mississippi and bringing broadband parity to rural residents.

Smith, Webster and Tunica counties set for mobile COVID-19 testing this week

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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JACKSON, Miss., April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --One-day mobile collections for COVID-19 testing specimens are continuing statewide in Mississippi this week, including drive-through testing in Raleigh, Eupora and Tunica.

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  • JACKSON, Miss., April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --One-day mobile collections for COVID-19 testing specimens are continuing statewide in Mississippi this week, including drive-through testing in Raleigh, Eupora and Tunica.
  • Leading operations are the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi National Guard.
  • The fastest and easiest way to get screened and tested is with the C Spire Health app.
  • Appointments will only be given to people who are symptomatic for COVID-19 and are determined to need testing.