Mississippi Marketplace: Could Feeding Soybeans to Livestock Make up for Tariff  Trade Losses?

Mississippi Marketplace: Could feeding soybeans to livestock make up for tariff  trade losses?

With tariffs, trade wars and high production costs, Mississippi’s farmers have had a volatile year.  Wednesday’s state Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focused almost exclusively on soybeans and cattle, two of the state’s top agricultural products.

Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles - Mississippi Monitor

By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board on Facebook)   Members of the state Senate Agriculture Committee were informed Wednesday that the struggles faced by Mississippi farmers are worsening, affecting not only vegetables but also beef. Agriculture, the state’s largest industry that directly or indirectly employs over 11 percent of the state workforce, has been gut-punched by high inflation, falli…