Farming in Mississippi

Local help

County offices are best found through each agency's locator. Our directory is curated, not a complete list of local providers. All Mississippi resources

• Mississippi State University Extension ServiceMississippi

  Mississippi's land-grant Extension service. County offices are the local point of contact for agriculture questions.

  Cooperative ExtensionServes: Statewide (Mississippi), through county officesFind a local officeVerified Oct 30, 2026 (source)Report a correction

• NACD Conservation District DirectoryNationwide

  National Association of Conservation Districts directory page with a way to find your local conservation district. Districts are local groups that often work with landowners and NRCS on soil, water and conservation questions.

  Soil and conservationServes: NationwideVerified Oct 30, 2026 (source)Report a correction

• USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher CoordinatorsNationwide

  List of state coordinators who help new farmers and ranchers find USDA programs. The page asks you to reach out with details such as the location of your operation, so have a county or parcel in mind.

  USDA offices and programsServes: NationwideVerified Oct 30, 2026 (source)Report a correction

• USDA Service CentersNationwide

  Farmers.gov explains what a USDA Service Center is and how to get started there. Service centers are where a buyer or new farmer can reach Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Development staff.

  USDA offices and programsServes: NationwideFind a local officeVerified Oct 30, 2026 (source)Report a correction

No public university soil lab is listed for Mississippi. See soil testing options.

Counties in Mississippi

Counties with participating farm and ranch listings show a count.

• Adams County
• Alcorn County
• Amite County
• Attala County
• Benton County
• Bolivar County
• Calhoun County1
• Carroll County4
• Chickasaw County
• Choctaw County
• Claiborne County
• Clarke County1
• Clay County
• Coahoma County
• Copiah County1
• Covington County
• DeSoto County2
• Forrest County
• Franklin County
• George County2
• Greene County
• Grenada County2
• Hancock County
• Harrison County1
• Hinds County4
• Holmes County1
• Humphreys County
• Issaquena County
• Itawamba County
• Jackson County
• Jasper County2
• Jefferson County
• Jefferson Davis County1
• Jones County
• Kemper County1
• Lafayette County
• Lamar County1
• Lauderdale County
• Lawrence County
• Leake County1
• Lee County
• Leflore County3
• Lincoln County
• Lowndes County
• Madison County3
• Marion County1
• Marshall County
• Monroe County
• Montgomery County1
• Neshoba County1
• Newton County1
• Noxubee County
• Oktibbeha County
• Panola County1
• Pearl River County
• Perry County
• Pike County3
• Pontotoc County
• Prentiss County
• Quitman County
• Rankin County
• Scott County
• Sharkey County
• Simpson County
• Smith County
• Stone County1
• Sunflower County
• Tallahatchie County1
• Tate County
• Tippah County1
• Tishomingo County
• Tunica County
• Union County
• Walthall County
• Warren County
• Washington County
• Wayne County
• Webster County
• Wilkinson County
• Winston County4
• Yalobusha County
• Yazoo County