Rice crop slowed by spring temperatures
Spring’s cool temperatures have rice producers playing the waiting game in Mississippi. The crop is 60 percent planted, but very little of it has emerged,...
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Crops take a hit with unrelenting rain in August
by Sarah Ulmer
Mississippi’s crops have had an excessive amount of rain during harvest season and now experts say what they really need is a hefty amount of...
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...
Smaller Pecan Harvest Expected, Could Mean Higher Prices
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. — Sweet potato casserole, pecan pies, and other sweet southern confections may be bit more expensive to make this year because of a...
The Kudzu Bug: What It Can Do to Your Crops and Your House
by kim
NATCHEZ, Miss.–The area around News Mississippi’s Natchez affiliate, WQNZ, has been invaded by the Kudzu Bug. So, they did some investigating. Here’s the info about...