ROY HOWARD COMMUNITY JOURNALISM CENTER-After Mississippi endured its worst drought in 50 years during 2023 and 2024, improved ...

Agritourism generates approximately $150 million annually in the state and is now one of the fastest-growing tourism markets.

ROY HOWARD COMMUNITY JOURNALISM CENTER- Mississippi’s blueberry farms are shrinking and fewer farmers are entering the field.

Teamwork and continuous improvement are the threads that weave together the Jack family and Silent Shade Planting Company. Playing to their strengths earned the Belzoni, Miss., farm, led by CEO Jeremy ...

Farmers in southeast Mississippi are facing rising production costs, making it harder to stay profitable. With crop prices fluctuating and economic uncertainty ahead, many are searching for new ...

With the planned expansion in Laurel, the poultry facility’s processing capacity is projected to grow from 800,000 to 1.1 million chickens weekly.

WHEN IT COMES TO FEEDING AMERICA. >> HEAVY ROUNDS OF RAIN CAN QUICKLY TURN ACRES OF LAND ON FARMS AND MAKING MISSISSIPPI INTO MUD. >> WE’RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF RAINFALL OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. I ...

Mississippi's top industry is beset by challenges but ripe for growth — such is the state of farming today. Agriculture is the top industry in Mississippi, employing close to a third of the state's ...

A South African teenage farm worker who suffocated to death after falling into a grain storage bin would still be alive had a Mississippi soybean farm followed federal workplace safety standards, ...

MISSISSIPPI MARIJUANA: Good Day Farm is producing flower, like this package, at its cultivation facility in Mississippi. (Photo courtesy of Good Day Farm) After years of wrangling, medical marijuana ...