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[–] tal@lemmy.today 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://tapintoindustry.com/target-industries/food-manufacturing/

Agriculture [in Mississippi] is a major industry.

Mmmhmm. Looks like Mississippi has a cattle rancher industry association. One would imagine that that group isn't too keen on competition from meat from a lab.

https://www.mscattlemen.org/

We Represent Mississippi's Cattlemen

Mississippi Cattlemen's Association is focused on addressing local, state and federal issues that impact the long-term viability of cattle farming in Mississippi.

From the article:

Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner, Andy Gipson, has criticized the cultivated meat industry, and he supported a 2019 bill that prevented cultivated meat products being labeled as meat in the state. In 2024 he published a post on his website that commended the cultivated meat bans in Florida and Alabama. “I want my steak to come from farm-raised beef, not a petri-dish from a lab,” he wrote.

Sounds like Mr. Gipson isn't too keen on that lab-grown meat either. First is was just labeling, and now it's outright banning.

Let's look into Andy Gipson's biography!

https://www.mdac.ms.gov/agency-info/about-andy-gipson/

Andy Gipson serves as Mississippi’s eighth Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.

Uh huh.

Gipson has owned and managed a cattle operation in Simpson County for more than 20 years and a tree farm since 2004. He is a member of the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association and the Simpson County Development Foundation.

Well, now, there's a coincidence. He happens to be part of the industry and the industry advocacy association that he's regulating. Sure is a small world!