Mississippi farmer needs votes to win national grant

A Prentiss, Miss. farmer needs votes in order to win a national grant from a program called "Cultivating Change."

Ozell White is a fifth generation farmer who grows watermelons and raises cattle. He wants to provide the area with fresh produce and meat without chemicals, WDAM reported.

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White was named small farmer of the year in 2014 by Alcorn State University. He said if he wins the grant, he will buy transportation and build a shed for processing watermelons and vegetables.

This is a yearly grant program put on by national produce distributor, Pro-Act, to benefit farmers who want to give back to their communities. The California-based distributor said after this contest, it will have "invested $200,000 in local farms from coast to coast."

Go here to vote for White.