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05/31/2023Mississippi Farmers Market Extends Days of Operation Ahead of Summer Kick-Off; Mississippi Farmers Market Now Open Thursdays
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05/30/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces Dates for the 164th Mississippi State Fair
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Tippah County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Simpson County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Rankin County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Quitman County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Pontotoc County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Newton County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Jones County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Jasper County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Hinds County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Hancock County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Forrest County Represented
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05/25/2023Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2023 Mississippi Ag Youth Council Members; Carroll County Represented
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05/17/2023Mississippi Fairgrounds to Host Heart of the Horse Trainers Challenge & Expo
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05/05/2023Statement from Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson on Proposed Plan to Mitigate Flooding in the South Delta
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05/03/2023MDAC to Host Information Sessions on Local Food Purchase Assistance Program in Batesville and Hattiesburg
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05/03/2023Opinion Column: Legislature was Right to Pass HB 1020 Aimed to Restore Law and Order in Jackson by Commissioner Andy Gipson
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05/02/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces Staff Changes at MDAC
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04/27/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces May 2023 Wild Hog Control Program Application Period
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04/26/2023Taipei Economic & Cultural Office Presents Donation for Tornado Disaster Relief
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04/26/2023Column: Highlighting Mississippi Products on the World Stage by Commissioner Andy Gipson
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04/25/2023Taipei Economic & Cultural Office to Present Donation to Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief
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04/19/2023Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Hosts Night on the Town
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04/12/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson to Participate in USDA's Agribusiness Trade Mission to the Netherlands
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04/11/2023Annual Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo Heads to Laurel April 13; Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson to Address the Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo
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04/04/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson and MDAC Continue Efforts to Serve Storm Victims
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04/03/2023Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Presents Mustard Seed Easter Eggs to First Lady Reeves
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03/28/2023Cal-Maine Foods Joins Egg Farmers Across America to Provide More Than 3 Million Eggs to Families in Need This Spring; Local donation will benefit Mississippi Food Network, providing thousands of meals to Mississippians
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03/27/2023Cal-Maine Foods Partners with Mississippi Food Network to Provide 129,600 Eggs for Local Families in Need
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03/24/2023Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Hosts Easter Event at the Ag Museum
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03/24/2023MALTB Ongoing Investigation into Theft Ring in Tate and Panola Counties Leads to Multiple Arrests
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03/21/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson and MDAC Celebrate National Ag Day; Governor Reeves Signs Proclamation Declaring March 21, 2023, Ag Day in Mississippi
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03/20/2023Ag Commissioner Gipson and MDAC to Celebrate National Ag Day at State Capitol
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03/16/2023MDAC to Host Farmers Market Manager Workshop Friday, March 31
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03/14/2023MCEF and SkillsUSA Donate Multiple Guard Houses to Mississippi State Fairgrounds
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03/13/2023Agriculture Commissioner Announces Inaugural Mississippi Hometown Rodeo Series for 2023
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03/06/2023April Designated as Native Plant Month in State of Mississippi; MDAC to Promote Mississippi Native Plant Month and Educate the Public on its Importance
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03/06/2023MDAC Now Accepting Applications for Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program
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03/01/2023MDAC Recognizes March 1-7, 2023, as National Weights and Measures Week
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03/01/2023Yazoo County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Walthall County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Union County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Tippah County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Sunflower County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Stone County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Smith County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Simpson County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Scott County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Rankin County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions; State Representative Showing with Rankin County Youth Wins Dixie National Legislative Showdown
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03/01/2023Prentiss County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champio
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03/01/2023Panola County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Oktibbeha County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Montgomery County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Madison County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Lincoln County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions; State Senator Showing with Lincoln County Youth Wins Dixie National Legislative Showdown
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03/01/2023Leflore County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Lafayette County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Jasper County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Jones County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Humphreys County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Hinds County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Holmes County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Hancock County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Forrest County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Covington County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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03/01/2023Calhoun County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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02/27/2023The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board, Mississippi Poultry Association and Mississippi Beef Council Announce the Winners of the 2023 Dixie National Rodeo Days Crêpe Showdown
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02/27/2023Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Hosts Annual Spring Farm Days
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02/22/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces Keath Killebrew Memorial Rodeo and Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo with Chapel Hart and Drake Milligan in Concert at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Beginning July 28
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02/19/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Sunday, February 19
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02/18/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Saturday, February 18, and Sunday, February 19
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02/17/2023Ongoing Investigations Lead to Additional Arrests by MALTB in Multiple, Unrelated Ag Theft Cases in Issaquena, Sunflower, Claiborne and Rankin Counties
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02/17/2023MDAC Now Accepting Applications for Specialty Crop Block Grant
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02/17/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Friday, February 17, through Sunday, February 19
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02/16/2023Ag Commissioner Gipson Addresses Federal Officials Stressing the Urgent Need to Finish the Yazoo Backwater Area Pump Project
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02/16/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Thursday, February 16, and Friday, February 17
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02/15/2023Miss Mississippi Emmie Perkins Presents 2023 Dixie National Parade Awards; Awards Received by Participants from Covington, Hinds, Madison, Perry, Rankin and Smith Counties
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02/15/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Wednesday, February 15, and Thursday, February 16
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02/14/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Tuesday, February 14, and Wednesday, February 15
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02/13/2023Mississippi Fairgrounds to Host Kids Day at Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo
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02/13/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Monday, February 13, and Tuesday, February 14
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02/12/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Sunday, February 12, and Monday, February 13
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02/11/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Saturday, February 11, and Sunday, February 12
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02/10/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Friday, February 10, through Sunday, February 12
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02/09/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Kicks-off 2023 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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02/09/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10
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02/08/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson to Hold Press Conference to Kick-Off the 2023 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
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02/08/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today Wednesday February 8 and Thursday February 9
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02/07/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Tuesday, February 7, and Wednesday, February 8
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02/06/2023Annual Dixie National Parade Gears Up for Special ‘Through the Decades’ Procession
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02/06/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Monday, February 6, and Tuesday, February 7
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02/05/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Sunday, February 5, and Monday, February 6
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02/04/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5
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02/03/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5
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02/02/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Thursday, February 2, and Friday, February 3
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02/01/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Wednesday, February 1, and Thursday, February 2
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01/31/2023Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces February 2023 Wild Hog Control Program Application Period
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01/31/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Tuesday, January 31, and Wednesday, February 1
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01/30/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Monday, January 30
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01/29/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Sunday, January 29
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01/28/2023Schedule of 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Events Taking Place Today, Saturday, January 28, and Sunday, January 29
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01/27/2023Multi-state Investigation of Stolen Truck Leads to Recovery of Multiple Trucks in Claiborne County
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01/27/2023Dixie National Fired Up Team Roping and Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows Kick Off this Weekend at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds
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01/18/2023Dixie National Horse and Mule Color Bonanza Show Kicks Off Thursday, January 19; Concert-only Tickets for Lainey Wilson on Sale this Friday, January 20, at Coliseum Box Office
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01/12/2023Mississippi State Fairgrounds Hosts Heart of the Horse Expo and Trainers Challenge
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01/04/2023Mississippi State Fairgrounds to Conclude Supplying Non-Potable Water
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