The new Eat Healthy Mississippi initiative, which will connect local growers to restaurants and promote healthy eating, is underway. The Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association (MHRA) recently learned it had received a grant of more than $83,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With the help of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture, MHRA has already [...] [...]
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Joel Gill give their civil but candid pitches for the post of Mississippi agriculture commissioner. [...]
JACKSON- Retiring agriculture commissioner Lester Spell, a veterinarian and former mayor of Richland, looks back at his tenure at the Miss. Department of Agriculture. [...]
JACKSON- Retiring agriculture commissioner Lester Spell, a veterinarian and former mayor of Richland, looks back at his tenure at the Miss. Department of Agriculture. [...]
If farmers who saw catastrophic losses in 2009 receive timely aid in early 2010, Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell is optimistic about the upcoming year. If not… “There is no definitive figure on just how many farmers we could lose if they don’t get some assistance,” Spell said. “I predict it will be a [...] [...]
Creditworthiness the key concern While the agribusiness sector is facing many challenges, the availability of credit is not one of them. Rather, the concern is whether producers can remain creditworthy in a very difficult environment. This has both lenders and producers nervous. “(Credit availability) has not really been an issue,” said David Waide, president of [...] [...]
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