Agriculture commissioner signs emergency rule to strengthen Mississippi's food supply chain

Commissioner of agriculture and commercie) mississippians who wants to buy local beef, or pork or farm raised live stock can buy a share in that animal.

Whatever the farmer wants to sell or however he wants to divide it up they will be able to pick up their share as it is processed at a local custom processing plant with the stroke of the pen, ag commissioner andy gipson signed an emergency rule to strengthen mississippi's food supply chain.

The order came after news of a meat shortage began last week.

Several meat processing plants across the nation shut down because of coronavirus.

Poultry plant workers in jackson grew concerned last month after some employees tested positive for the virus.

But a tyson foods spokesman said at the time, the plants were following the cdc guidelines to include installing work station dividers and barriers, sanitizing and social distancing.

As for cattle farmers,