Press Releases YOU WILL NEED THE ADOBE READER TO VIEW THESE pdf FILES 11-20-08   MS Department of Agriculture Offers Assistance to Beginning Beekeepers 10-15-08   Mississippi Department of Agriculture Takes Important Step in Invasive Weed Prevention 09-22-08   Vegetable Production Season Extensiosn Workshop 08-03-08   Agriculture Commissioner Proclaims National Farmers Market Week 07-17-08   Invasive Apple Snails Discovered in Southern Mississippi Lakes 07-01-08   Catfish Country of Origin Labeling (C.O.O.L.) Law Begins July 1 06-30-08   MS Department of Agriculture Receives Authorization to Regulate Aerial Applicators 06-06-08   Farmers Market Anniversary Event Highlights Home-Grown Receipe Cook-Off 04-15-08   "Next Great Mississippi Home-Grown Recipe" Contest 04-03-08   Spell Secures Helpful Products for Rice and Corn Producers 04-03-08   Spell Announces Dates of Beekeeping Workshops 03-12-08   MS Dept. of Agriculture confirms Pascagoula Bee Incident was not Africanized Honey Bees 03-07-08   MS Department of Agriculture Investigates Local Bee Swarming Incident 02-26-08   Quality Seed:  An Important Issue for Soybeans in 2008 02-14-08   Educational Workshops Will Help Growers Boost Profits 11-07-07   Commissioner Lester Spell Announces New Drought Assistance Program 11-01-07   Mississippi Farmers Market Bringing You "Food for Thought" 09-19-07   Sweet Potato Day - Saturday September 29, 2007 08-28-07   Mississippi Farmers Market Health Fair and Blood Drive 08-02-07   Agriculture Commissioner Proclaims National Farmers Market Week 07-26-07   Kid's Day at Mississippi Farmers Market 07-18-07   Mississippi Cool Season Vegetable Production and Marketing Meeting 07-11-07   Taste of the South - Celebration of the South's finest foods, live entertainment, blood drive and vendor give aways. 06-21-07   Watermelon Madness - June 30 06-14-07   Update on Chinese Catfish 05-24-07   Mississippi Farmers Market to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary 05-17-07   Additionl "Stop Sale Orders" Issued on Chinese Catfish 05-11-07   Tested Catfish Feed Mills Show No Melamine 05-08-07   Testing Finds Illegal Antibiotics in More Chinese Catfish 05-02-07   Ex-Cellent Day Planned at The Mississippi Farmers Market 05-01-07   Illegal Antibiotics Found in Chinese Catfish 04-24-07   Freeze-Damaged Corn Receives Crisis Exemption 04-20-07   Farmers with Crop Damage Urged to Contact Local LSA Office 04-20-07   Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Initiative Kicking Off at MS Farmers Market 04-11-07   Pet Food Poisoning is a Warning 03-27-07   New "Railroad Era" Exhibit Debuts at Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum 03-14-07   Mississippi Farmers' Market Celebrates Ag Day 02-08-07   Agriculture Means Big Business:  Impact of State's Largest Industry Rodeo Round-Up 01-24-07   Mississippi Receives USDA Specialty Crop Grant 01-06-07   Growing Farmers for Growing Markets 10-16-06   Mississippi Farmers' Market has "Big Fall" Event scheduled for October 21st 09-14-06   Aquaculture Disaster Program Sign-Up Begins 09-13-06   Celebrate "100 Days Till Christmas" at the Mississippi Farmers' Market 09-11-06   Agriculture Commissioner Spell Protects Homeowners 07-20-06   Spell Secures Furadan For Aphid Control on Cotton 07-20-06   Mississippi Farmers' Market Health Fair and Blood Drive 04-21-06   Spell Secures Diuron Products for Catfish Farmers 04-10-06   Spell announces Section 18s on Products for Horticultural Pests 02-22-06   New Farmers' Market to Open February 25 01-27-06   Additional Hurricane Aid for MS Agriculture Livestock Producers 09-16-05   IRS Extends Diesel Fuel Penalty Relief Due to Hurricane Katrina 09-12-05   All Mississippi Counties Eligible for Farm Assistance 09-09-05   Spell, Ag Agencies Assisting Farmers with devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina 08-25-05   Vietnamese Basa Samples Taken in Mississippi Test Positive 08-16-05   Vietnamese Basa Banned in Mississippi 08-12-05   State Agriculture Official Says Some Imported Vietnamese Fish Are Adulterated 04-07-05   Mississippi Strawberries Create "Sweet" Deal for Wal-Mart 02-02-05   Distinctive "Ag Tags" Soon to Boost and Boast of Mississippi Agriculture 12-17-04   Producer Education and Preparation key to Soybean Rust Disease 11-16-04   Mississippi Samples Test Positive for Soybean Disease 03-18-04   MDAC Halts Transfer Of Plants from California 11-21-03   MS Department of Agriculture and Commerce is once again Serving as a Watchdog for Consumers During the Holiday Season. 11-07-03   Thanksgivings are Due: Economic Growth Expected from Banner Year in Mississippi Agriculture 10-15-03   New Farmers' Market Breaking Ground on Fairgrounds 10-07-03   Mississippi Grown Fruits & Vegetables Feeding Local Schools 09-15-03   State Prepared to Quarantine NW MS Boll Weevil Region 08-14-03   Commissioner Embraces New program, Aims to Help Mississippi Catfish Producers 08-08-03   Commissioner Wages War on Farmland Predator 'Cogongrass' 06-20-03   New Equippment to Increase Fuel Inspection Efficiency 06-07-03   Agriculture Leaders to Convene in Mississippi 03-26-03   State Agencies Working together to Feed Mississippi School Children 02-13-03   MS Department of Agriculture and Commerce Uses Corn as Fuel Alternative 01-09-03   Statewide program - promote the purchase of American meat 10-29-02   Agricultural Delegation Exploring Alternative Engery Opportunities 2 10-28-02   Agricultural Delegation Exploring Alternative Engery Opportunities 1 09-15-03   State Prepared to Quarantine NW MS Boll Weevil Region 08-02-02   The Mississippi Land, Water & Timber Resources Board Approves Funding 07-26-02   Retail Shrimp to be Routinely Tested for Chloramphenicol 07-24-02   Vietnamese Basa Illegally Sold As "Imported Catfish" 07-22-02   Thailand and Chinese Shrimp Found to Contain Chloramphenicol 09-27-01   USDA Awards Marketing Grant to Mississippi 01-30-01   Federal Crop Disaster Assistance Sign-up Begins 01-30-01   MS Ag Dept Issues Restrictions On Aerial Application of Pre-plant Herbicides 04-05-99   Make Mine Mississippi - Tupelo Furniture Market is 100th Signee 03-26-99   Make Mine Mississippi - Gourmet Entrepaneurs in Pearl River County 03-26-99   Make Mine Mississippi - First Stop 03-16-99   Make Mine Mississippi 12-22-98   Christmas Village 11-05-98   Brucellosis Announcement 10-21-98   Spell Welcomes Japanese Trade Delegation: Kenaf Joint Venture 10-18-98   Spell Says Federal Farm Bill will Help MS 10-14-98   Last Call for Vegetables 10-13-98   FMNP Deadline 10-06-98   FAS Tour Announcement 09-14-98   MDAC Working on Nation-wide Meat Recall; no Reports of any Problems 09-11-98   MS, LA Agriculture Commissioners Ask Congress for Drought Assistance 08-14-98   No Malathion Found in MS Catfish 08-04-98   What to do about Corn Crop with Aflatoxin 08-04-98   Corn Farmers Urged to Call Insurance Agents 08-03-98   Special Bulletin for MS Corn Growers, Grain Operators 07-29-98   MDAC Corn Bulletin Release 07-24-98   Marketing Director Named for Agriculture Museum 07-24-98   Museum Receives Grants for Research Programs 06-20-98   New Pilot Program will Link Fresh Vegetable Farmers 05-03-98   Transcript of Clarion Ledger "Q & A" 04-30-98   USDA says No Tainted Beef in Mississippi 04-29-98   National Egg Month Celebrated in May 03-17-98   Commissioner, Governor get the "Scoop" on National Agriculture Day 03-08-98   Garden Show Draws Thousands of Green Thumbs to Jackson 02-18-98   Spell asks USDA to Help SE Dairy Farmers by Establishing Floor Price 02-09-98   Dixie National Parade Set to Roll Saturday 02-06-98   Seed Hearings set to Begin March 17 01-20-98   Spell Takes Delivery of New MDAC Equipment 01-12-98   Spell Says 1997 Good Year For MS Agriculture 12-04-97   Spell Announces Livestock Facility Grant 11-26-97   Spell to Request Waiver from EPA to Help Rice Farmers in Mississippi 11-21-97   Spell Urges Quick Action to "Potential Threat" to Agricultural Interests 11-18-97   Department Headquarters to Change Numbers 09-24-97   State Agriculture Administrator Receives Award 09-24-97   Spell Elected President of Regional Agricultural Trade Association