Biloxi-Gulfport WLOX on MSN12 天
An estimated $550 million in losses just last year. Can Mississippi farmers survive?
In a recent Mississippi Senate Committee hearing, experts within Mississippi agriculture presented data on the issue. Pinion ...
WAPT on MSN2 天
Mississippi faces impact of federal cuts and tariffs
Federal cuts and tariffs are expected to significantly affect Mississippi's agriculture, education, and energy sectors.
Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat
Three states have now passed legislation making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute cultivated meat.
USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers
USDA cuts more than $1B to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local farmers and ranchers across ...
来自MSN1 个月
Addressing Mississippi’s agriculture crisis: A call to action for our state
As a state whose roots run deep in the soil, Mississippi’s agriculture isn’t just an industry here — it is the foundation of our state’s economy, producing over $7 billion annually and ...
USA Today8 天
USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food
The funds, managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE), go ... Amazon ...
AgWeb4 年
In Mississippi Backwater, Flood Rises After Weeks of Waiting
But when the Mississippi is high ... said they’ll probably limp by with the assistance of crop insurance payouts linked to their inability to plant, but he’s not sure.
AgWeb3 年
How Dredging the Mississippi River Could Uncover $461 Million
The lower Mississippi is the top port region of the U.S. in terms of freight volume. Soybeans rank as the No. 1 agriculture commodity export departing from the mouth of the Mississippi ...