Farming in Mississippi

Mississippi Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $15,745,414
Rice: $79,308,438
Grains: $40,029,088
Soybeans: $152,762,562
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $1,024,248
Cotton: $360,601,793
Cotton Seed: $11,013,039
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $641,799
Tree & Nuts: $1,192,367
Vegetables: $386,496
Livestock: $4,698,141
Hides & Skins: $172,335
Poultry: $179,558,180
Fats & Oils: $53,149
Dairy: $3,113,909
Feeds: $15,089,298
Seeds: $19,228,679
Other: $10,324,675
TOTAL: $894,943,610

Mississippi Agriculture - Google News

Highways: Rural areas underserved - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Highways: Rural areas underserved Jackson Clarion Ledger "Agriculture in Mississippi is approximately a $6.3 billion dollar industry. There are over 42000 farms in the state covering 11 million acres or more. ... and more »

Corn Prices Soar to a Record High for the Year - BloggingStocks (blog)

Corn Prices Soar to a Record High for the Year BloggingStocks (blog) However, with the weather being hotter and drier east of the Mississippi, yields could come in lower, as reported by the Associated Press. ... and more »

Another bug is causing a stink - The Mercury

Another bug is causing a stink The Mercury But now, entomologists and agriculture experts across the country are taking a harder look at stink bugs, because they may become a grave threat to fruit ... and more »

USDA designates over 20 Mississippi counties as natural disaster areas due to ... - Examiner.com

MyFox Memphis

USDA designates over 20 Mississippi counties as natural disaster areas due to ... Examiner.com The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 29 counties in Mississippi as natural disaster areas because of damage and losses from ... Disaster Declaration After Miss. Flooding,WJTV all 12 news articles »

Food for thought - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Food for thought St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Cargill grain elevator directly across from the Arch on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River makes some people grumpy. ... and more »

Iowa's Secretary of Ag Brags About Iowa's Eggs - Huffington Post (blog)

Globe and Mail

Iowa's Secretary of Ag Brags About Iowa's Eggs Huffington Post (blog) In fact, we have one farm up in north central Iowa that produces all the eggs for all the McDonald's west of the Mississippi, including Hawaii and Guam. ... Due to shortages, egg prices riseDaily American Online Update on salmonella cases by stateCNN Northey slammed as 'lapdog' of egg industryIowa Independent IowaPolitics.com (press release) -Centre Daily Times all 7,717 news articles »

Report: Ocean 'Dead Zones' Increasing in US - AOL News

AOL News

Report: Ocean 'Dead Zones' Increasing in US AOL News In large part, that's because of the massive agricultural runoff that is carried into the gulf by the Mississippi River. Nitrogen and phosphorous, used to ... and more »

Enrollment in career, technical classes up - Hattiesburg American

Enrollment in career, technical classes up Hattiesburg American The 20 students in the Agriculture and Natural Resource Technology class offered at Forrest County Agricultural High School pull on dusty boots and climb ... and more »

Stuffed US grain elevators brace for huge harvest - Reuters

The Money Times

Stuffed US grain elevators brace for huge harvest Reuters Grain facilities east of the Mississippi River are already plugged with soft red winter wheat as big storage premiums in futures markets created by the CME ... Corn Jumps to 14-Month High, Soybeans Rally as Demand Grows for US CropsBloomberg Farmers prep for harvest, grain movement slowsAgriculture Online all 378 news articles »

Poultry farmers to get refunds - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Poultry farmers to get refunds Jackson Clarion Ledger The US Department of Agriculture has designated 20 counties in Mississippi as natural disaster areas because of losses caused by flooding that occurred in ... and more »