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USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has been helpful to producers in states like Mississippi. "Our boxes contain sweet potatoes from Ponotoc, MS,  from Fury Eagles and NW Farms, chicken nuggets from Cook Foods in Morton, MS, ham and smoked sausage from Poke’s Meat in McGee, MS, and  Cook chicken strips from southern New Hands in Mosell MS," noted Andy Mercier from local partner

Many people are busy in getting all the needed ingredients for a Easter meal, including that all important holiday ham.   Marianne Gravely with USDA's Meat and Poultry hotline said it’s important to understand that cured or not, ham is a meat just like any other meat.   “...