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Agriculture remains Magnolia State's number-one industry.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-JUN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Agriculture remains Magnolia State's number-one industry.(Focus: Big Business)

Article Excerpt
Times may be hard on the farm, but approximately a quarter of Mississippi's workforce heads out to the field, barn, orchard or ponds each day to earn a living. Casinos, manufacturing and other industries are certainly big business, but none can compete with the agriculture community.

According to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC), there are approximately 42,000 farms in the state, encompassing a total of 11 million acres. (The average size farm is 262 acres.).

Job growth is expected in the farming community. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), from 2004-2014, projects farmworkers (farm and ranch animals) will see the largest employment growth at 14%. Farmworkers...

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