Mississippi Beef Cattle Production

Beef production is a significant component of Mississippi agriculture. The total value of production of cattle and calves in Mississippi approached $180 million in 2008, ranking seventh among the state’s agricultural commodities. Total cattle inventory in Mississippi on January 1, 2009 was 960,000 head including 491,000 head of beef cows and 83,000 head of beef cow replacements. Stocker cattle production is also very prominent with 450,000 head of stocker cattle residing in the state annually. Beef cattle operations in Mississippi currently total approximately 18,500 operations.

Mississippi Beef Quality Assurance Program (MS-BQA) Onlne Certification

The Mississippi Beef Quality Assurance (MS-BQA) Program identifies areas in beef production where defects in quality occur and asks everyone involved with beef production to follow guidelines for product use and to use common sense, reasonable management skills, and accepted scientific knowledge to avoid product defects at the consumer level. The MS-BQA Program now offers an online certification and recertification option for program participants. Each web-based training module consists of an educational video accompanied by a slide presentation. The certification test and producer contract can be filled out online and submitted to the program coordinator to complete the certification process.

MS Beef Quality Assurance Online Certification Training

Mississippi Beef Quality Assurance Program

eXtension Beef Cattle Clearinghouse

eXtension provides objective and research-based information and learning opportunities that help people improve their lives. It is an educational partnership of 74 universities in the United States. The eXtension Beef Cattle Clearinghouse focuses on practical beef production information.

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