The Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Land Assistance Fund
BLACK FARMERS, LANDOWNERS & COOPS


MISSISSIPPI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES
Established 1972
The Mississippi Association of Cooperatives, a State Association of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives provides assistance at the grassroots level to limited resource farm families and cooperatives throughout rural Mississippi.
50 YEARS OF COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
![]() Mississippi State Association of CooperativesGala | ![]() Ben Burkett speaks to members | ![]() Member Education SessionMembers getting an update on programs offered |
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![]() Federation Director of Advocacy & Land Retention Dania DavyWelcomes Members on day 2 of the 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting | ![]() Member-Farmer Dr. Cindy AyersMember-Farmer Dr. Cindy Ayers, speaking during a tour the 100-acre Footprints Farms, located in the city limits of Jackson MS, in an area designated in a food dessert March 2022 | ![]() Foot Prints FarmMembers tour the farm |
![]() Foot Prints FarmIn the hoop house | ![]() Mississippi State Association of CooperativesStaff |
the mississippi team
MISSISSIPPI STATE OFFICE • JACKSON, MS
Ben Burkett State Coordinator
Joe Barnes Outreach Specialist
Darnella Winston Co-op Development Specialist,
Raphael Dent Field Accountant
Lytanya Brown MS Agriculture Mediation Director
Maya Crooks Outreach Specialist
Board President
Shirley Blakley
MISSISSIPPI