Appropriation; MDA to provide funding to Alcorn State for expansion of research and production of shiitake mushrooms.

HB 1792 would have allocated $1 million from the state general fund to Alcorn State University’s Mississippi Small Farm and Agribusiness Center for expanding research and production of shiitake mushrooms during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The bill specifically funded infrastructure and operations for the center’s mushroom research program, directly affecting Alcorn State University and Mississippi small farms seeking to develop new agricultural opportunities. This appropriation bill, referred to the Appropriations Committee, died there on February 26, 2025, and did not become law. It represented a targeted funding mechanism for agricultural innovation rather than a broad policy change.