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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday July 24, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Miss. Agriculture & Commerce Dept. Issues Opinion Column: Legislature Must Slam Door Shut on Foreign Land Ownership
JACKSON, Mississippi, July 24 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following opinion column on July 22, 2024: * * * Legislature Must Slam Door Shut on Foreign Land Ownership By Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Last week I attended the Republican National Convention with our Mississippi delegation. On Wednesday night, President Donald J. Trump's former press secretary and current Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke to the energeti  more

MSU Tackles Climate Change Threats to Soybean Production Through Collaborative $6M NSF Grant
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 24 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University scientists are collaborating on a $6 million National Science Foundation research project to ensure sustainable soybean yields despite rising temperatures and increasing drought. Climate change significantly threatens agriculture, with extreme heat and drought potentially reducing soybean yields by up to 40% in the next 25 years. The interdisciplinary Program of Adv  more