Agriculture department certifies 34 farmers markets
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce has certified 34 farmers markets as part of the Mississippi Certified Farmers Market Program. The program serves as...
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Obituary and Service Details for Rev. Harry Gipson, father of Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson
by Andi Davis
Rev. Harry Noble Gipson, 70, formerly of Brandon and Braxton, Mississippi, passed away on June 6, 2019. Born June 22, 1948, Brother Gipson was the...
Governor proclaims today as Agriculture Day
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson was joined by Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick, Mississippi Senate Agriculture Chairman Billy Hudson and Mississippi...
Celebrating Agriculture Week in the Magnolia State
Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson stops by the JT Show to break down Ag Week in Mississippi, to talk about how the weather has affected Mississippi...
Agriculture Commissioner announces state branding program
by Alex Paton
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s new state branding program, Genuine MS, to the public today...
Featured Gipson sworn in as Commissioner of Agriculture
by Alex Paton
Newly appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson was sworn into office by Chief Justice William Waller, Jr. during a ceremony held at the...
Featured Breaking: Governor appoints Gipson as new Agriculture Commissioner
After Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to the U.S. Senate as Thad Cochran’s replacement, it left an opening for a new Commissioner for the Mississippi Department...
Featured Hyde-Smith may see appointments to Senate appropriations and agriculture committees
by Alex Paton
Following the Governor’s appointment of Commissioner of Agriculture, Cindy Hyde-Smith to the position of U.S. Senator, however, to keep the seat she will have to...
Featured Governor will appoint Department of Agriculture’s new Commissioner
Governor Bryant has another appointment to make. After appointing Cindy Hyde-Smith to Senator Cochran’s seat in the U.S. Senate, it has created an opening for...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary fills USDA leadership position for MS
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker said they are confident agriculture and rural development needs in Mississippi will be well served with the appointments...