Cotton crops struggling in wet weather
All of Mississippi’s 2019 cotton crop has emerged, but it’s off to a slow start. Of approximately 700,000 acres of cotton planted statewide this year,...
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Mississippi cotton crops on track
by Alex Paton
As most cotton across Mississippi is setting bolls ahead of schedule this year, some fields look fantastic and others are struggling, depending on the weather...
Featured Cotton farmers to receive funds to offset economic hardships
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are praising Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s decision to take administrative action to help maintain and expand cotton production...
Featured Senator Cochran: cotton farmers to benefit from new legislation
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran announced that cotton producers in Mississippi and around the country will benefit from a bipartisan effort to enact agriculture policy changes...
Cochran gives thumbs up to legislation that could boost cotton
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a FY2018 agriculture funding measure that includes provisions added by U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) to assist cotton producers...
Recent rain + flooding challenge Mississippi agriculture
by Jared Bounds
Although favorable spring weather helped many producers plant their corn, cotton and soybean crops early, most growers now need fields to dry out. Well-timed early...
Cotton farmers receive assistance
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced they will provide financial assistance to cotton farmers this year....
Keeping the Delta From Flooding: Yazoo Backwater Project Still Stalled, Cochran Wants Review
by kim
YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Imagine having a house on the Yazoo River. Cotton fields are lit up white all around. Frogs croak at night, birds chirp by...
A Reason to Support Your Local Bees: Buying Local Honey May Be Good and Good For You
by kim
FOXWORTH, Miss.–If you needed a reason to buy local honey, here are two: It tastes good, and it may be good for cutting down on...