Rodeo’s junior livestock sale sets all-time record
JACKSON — The 2012 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions was the most successful sale to date, bringing in almost $300,000. The Dixie National Junior Livestock Show, held each February in Jackson,...
View ArticleMSU scientist takes exception to media reports of ‘pink slime’
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University meat scientist is describing recent media reports as irresponsible journalism that casts a shadow over established practices that he contends make certain...
View ArticleDairy farmers rocked by weak prices, escalating input costs
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A mild winter and unusually productive spring means Mississippi dairy farmers are enjoying good milk yield from their cows, but low prices and high input costs are making profits...
View ArticleRising cattle prices raise rustler worries
It’s summer time and the living is just a bit easier for Mississippi’s agriculture theft investigators — at least when it comes to chasing down cattle rustlers. But no one can say how long things will...
View ArticleCATTLE RUSTLIN’— Rising cattle prices raise rustler worries
Livingston Springs Farms in Flora raises Belted Galloways, commonly called “oreo cows,” for grass-fed beef. It’s summer time and the living is just a bit easier for Mississippi’s agriculture theft...
View ArticleREILY: Finely textured beef the fault of the media? MSU researcher cannot be...
A story released by Mississippi State University blames the media for the shadow cast over lean, finely textured beef, which has been more commonly referred to as pink slime. An MSU meat scientist,...
View ArticleNational beef symposium heads to Biloxi in 2015
BILOXI — A national organization dedicated to improving the beef industry will hold its annual meeting on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in June and bring together cattle producers from across the world....
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