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Mississippi Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Miss. Code Ann. ยง 95-3-29 (2004).)

Statistics

Farms

41,959

Land in farms (acres)

11,456,241

Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)

4,876,781

Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)

334,900

Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Legislative Updates

Mississippi Senate Bill 2817 (2010)

Mississippi: House Bill 1566 (2010)

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Literature

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Preservation and Profit: Mississippi Farmer Leads Efforts to Strengthen Small Farms

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