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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Ag Commissioner to extend farm tour across state
by Alex Paton
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson is wrapping up his statewide 2018 Genuine MS Summer Listening Tour. Commissioner Gipson began the tour soon after...
Hyde-Smith endorsed by ‘Farmers for Cindy’
As a longtime farmer herself, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith received the endorsement of a group named “Farmers for Cindy”. For Hyde-Smith and many of the farmers...
Rain delays likely hurt soybean crop
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Official numbers show Mississippi’s soybean crop is ahead of schedule and in good shape, but many fields have actually spent a wet...
USDA/NRCS Accepting environmental quality incentives program applications
by Jared Bounds
Jackson, Miss. – The United States Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to...
Mississippi corn crop could break records in 2017
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi producers are optimistic that the remnants of Hurricane Harvey that moved through the state in late August were not enough to...
Forestry industry expecting long-term success despite recent lull
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The combination of a middling timber market, a pine beetle infestation and wet weather is doing Mississippi tree farmers no favors this...
MSU forage specialist earns national award
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The National Association of County Agricultural Agents recently recognized a Mississippi State University Extension Service specialist for his outstanding efforts guiding forage...
Despite heavy rain, MS rice harvest may eclipse early forecasts
by Jared Bounds
STONEVILLE, Miss. — Combines began rolling in Mississippi Delta rice fields as soon as growers marked the beginning of August, but wet weather soon shut...
MSU research, outreach boosts catfish industry
by Jared Bounds
STONEVILLE, Miss. — This year marks Mississippi’s 200th anniversary as a state, but one of its most successful industries — catfish farming — is only...