Delta council held mid-year meeting 11-11-2010

DELTA COUNCIL HELD ITS MID-YEAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING THURSDAY AT STONEVILLE. HUNDREDS GATHERED AT THE CHARLES W. CAPPS ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER. THE DAY BEGAN WITH COMMITTEE MEETINGS, FOLLOWED BY A GENERAL SESSION FOR ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. "THIS EVENT IS THE COMING TOGETHER OF DELTA COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PUSH FORWARD THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE DELTA," SAID DELTA COUNCIL PRESIDENT DR. CASS PENNINGTON. "WE'RE HERE TO REACH CONSENSUS ON, AND MOVE FORWARD, TO TRY AND GET RESULTS TO MEET NEEDS IN THE DELTA LIKE FLOOD CONTROL, EDUCATION, HIGHWAYS, HEALTH CARE, AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE DELTA." THURSDAY'S MEETING COVERED TOPICS RELATIVE TO THE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC SIDE OF AGRICULTURE. "AGRICULTURE HAS A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND, TODAY, WITH THE WORLD ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS AND THE COMPETITION WE FACE ON AGRICULTURE, WE HAVE TO BE PARTICULARLY FRUGGLE ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND THE WAY WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS," SAID TRAVIS SATTERFIELD, WITH SATTERFIELD FARMS AND PAST PRESIDENT OF DELTA COUNCIL. KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. MARK KEENUM.