JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 21 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025: * * * MDAC Awards Funding to Enhance Mississippi's Specialty Crop Industry Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) is awarding funding to Alcorn State University and Mississippi State University for projects enhancing the state's specialty crop industry. MDAC was awa  more