Mississippi and the Farm Bill 2.0

## How the Farm Bill 2.0 affects MississippiMississippi has significant poultry, cotton, and aquaculture (catfish) interests. Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State are 1890 land-grants. ## Mississippi agriculture at a glance | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Farms | 34,000 | | Farmland | 10.4 million acres | | Top crops | Poultry, Soybeans, Cotton, Cattle, Catfish | | SNAP recipients | 415,000 | | Ag rank | Top 25 ag state | ## Key programs for Mississippi producers The most relevant Farm Bill 2.0 programs for Mississippi:

• Crop Insurance
• ARC/PLC
• 1890 Land-Grants
• Cotton Program

## What's specifically changing for Mississippi

1. Heirs' property relending: significant Black agricultural community.
2. 1890 funding: Alcorn State and MVSU benefit.
3. Catfish: aquaculture provisions in Title VII and Title XII.
4. Cotton: ginning cost share.

## Top resources for Mississippi producers - **Mississippi Department of Agriculture**: primary state-level point of contact for many federal programs. - **Mississippi State University Extension**: local research, conservation planning, technical assistance. - **Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation**: advocacy and producer information. - **Mississippi FSA County Offices**: direct USDA loan applications, ARC/PLC enrollment, CRP. - **NRCS Mississippi State Office**: EQIP, CSP, ACEP, conservation planning. ## How Mississippi should think about the Farm Bill 2.0 If you're a producer in Mississippi, the most important thing to track is the **interaction between this bill and H.R. 1** (the 2025 reconciliation law). Most commodity policy is locked in by H.R. 1; the 2026 farm bill adds incremental changes on top. For most Mississippi operations, the highest-impact changes are likely to be: - **Title II conservation reshuffling**: if you use EQIP heavily, expect tighter funding - **Title VI REAP expansion**: if you're a co-op or in renewable energy - **Title XI crop insurance** for veterans, expanded eligibility and subsidy - **Title XII Prop 12 preemption**: if you're in livestock ## Related - [Full Farm Bill 2.0 Summary](/full-bill-summary/) - [What's New vs the 2018 Farm Bill](/whats-new-vs-2018/) - [Program Finder](/program-finder/) - [Browse all states](/states/)