Mississippi could begin poultry export business with India
India recently lifted the ban on imports of poultry and this week, the fastest growing country in the world sent 17 members of a trade...
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Featured Ag Commissioner: India to partner with Mississippi in import/export business
by Alex Paton
India and Mississippi will soon be in business together. The fastest growing nation in the world has reached out to the state of Mississippi and...
Featured Poultry leads the Mississippi agricultural economy forward
Mississippi is known for its many agricultural industries, so as 2017 comes to a close, which one is the biggest driver of the state’s agricultural...
Gov. Bryant makes annual food donation to Salvation Army
by Sarah Ulmer
This week the Governor and Mississippi Poultry Association made their annual donation to the Salvation Army just before the holiday season kicks off. ...
Price of eggs falls to lowest in a decade, broiler prices tick up
by Jared Bounds
RAYMOND, Miss. — Mississippi’s poultry industry remains healthy with a strong demand for broilers and a positive outlook for the remainder of 2017. “Poultry companies...
Senators call for reopening of poultry exports to China
by Sarah Ulmer
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are among the group of 37 bipartisan Senators calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to push the...
Leake County to see $2M investment from processor plant
by Sarah Ulmer
CARTHAGE- A Chicken processor plans to invest $2 million. creating 150 jobs to process chicken in Leake County. The wholesale company also has partners in...
Bird Flu and Mississippi: None Yet, But Cochran Questions USDA
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The avian, or bird flu, is the main reason you’re paying so much for eggs. The midwest had to get rid of millions of...
Farms, Timber, Almost 900,000 Chickens Lost, USDA Loans Likely, Says Cochran
by kim
NOXAPATER, Miss.–Nearly 900,000 chickens were blown away in last week’s tornadoes. Farms, livestock, timber and many other agricultural resources ended up being lost. Now Sen....