by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2013
Tags: agriculture, bank, banker, banking, dividend, farm, farmer, farming, forest, forester, forestry, patronage, ranch, rancher
RIDGELAND — Southern AgCredit recently returned a record level of net earnings to its customer/owners in Mississippi and Louisiana. This marks the 17th consecutive year of the co-op’s patronage program. Southern AgCredit customers received a check for their portion of the $6.9-million cash patronage, plus a statement detailing their share of a $7.3-million patronage allocation [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 1,2013
Tags: agricultural, agriculture, aquaculture, Extension Service, farm, farmer, farming, fish, forest, forester, forestry, higher education, livestock, piblic university, poultry, ranch, rancher, row crop, tree
VERONA — When agricultural producers speak, Mississippi State University listens. About 300 commodity producers, crop consultants and MSU representatives met recently at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona for the annual Producer Advisory Council meeting. The meeting has been held for more than half a century to give farmers the opportunity to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 26,2013
Tags: bill, electricity, energy, farm, farmer, farming, fuel, gasoline, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, ranch, rancher, Sales Tax, state government, tax, tax break, tax incentive, taxpayer, utility bill
JACKSON — Factory operators, farmers and fishermen could stop paying sales taxes on electricity and fuel, under a state House proposal. Representatives passed House Bill 844 by a 75-43 vote yesterday to exempt those groups from a 1.5 percent sales tax on fuel used in producing those industries’ products. It now goes to the Senate [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 21,2013
Tags: agriculture, ban, beef, farm, farmer, farming, federal government, internationasl trade, poultry, ranch, rancher, Turkey
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), ranking member of the committee, is urging U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk to quickly address Russia’s new import ban on U.S. beef, poultry and turkey. According to release from Stabenow, the ban [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2013
Tags: agriculture, contaminate, ecosystem, environment, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, federal government, pollution, river, runoff, water, water pollution, water quality, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s spending another $59 million this year on an initiative that works with farmers and other landowners to reduce pollution in the Mississippi River basin. The agency says the new funding raises its total investment in the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds initiative to about $289 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2013
Tags: agriculture, animal, damage, destruction, economy, ecosystem, environment, farm, farmer, farming, outdoors, wild hog, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s rapidly growing wild hog population is cutting its own destructive swath through the state, and along the way exacting a heavy toll on the state’s ecosystem. Wild hogs, sometimes referred to as feral pigs, are swine that were once domesticated and were released or escaped into the wild. Their ability to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 13,2013
Tags: agriculture, animal, auction, bid, cow, farm, farmer, farming, goat, hog, lamb, livestock, pig, sheep, steer, youth
JACKSON — After a week of intense competition, 42 animals and their exhibitors qualified for the 44th annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions, Mississippi’s premier youth livestock auction. Thirteen hogs, 12 lambs, nine goats and eight steers were auctioned off at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds’ Trade Mart. For the first time, the animals were [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2013
Tags: agricultural, agriculture, demand, farm, farmer, farming, food, horticulture, international trade, leume, market, peanut, row crop
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi producers expect peanuts to remain a strong commodity in years to come with a steady global demand and new marketing opportunities. “The demand for peanuts will stay in place because of global economics and population,” said Mike Phillips, plant and soil sciences department head at Mississippi State University. “International markets rely [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 11,2013
Tags: agriculture, anti-dumping, aquaculture, catfish, dumping, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, federasl government, import, international trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) say catfish producers in Mississippi and other states are being harmed by the U.S. Department of Commerce not doing enough to stem a flood of imported fish products. Cochran and Wicker have signed a letter to acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank urging her [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce recently showcased the premier issue of Mississippi Agriculture, a comprehensive guide to the states’ farms, food, and commerce at the Capitol today. Joined by several of those who contributed to the magazine, Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith said, “Mississippi Agriculture gives us the opportunity to [...] [...]
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