Thursday Open Lines February 4, 2021
This week, Chuck Ivey welcomes Jennifer Hopping from the American Heart Association to talk about Heart Month, Bill Perkins updates us on the annual Camellia...
Tag : Mississippi State University Extension Service
Cotton crops struggling in wet weather
by Alex Paton
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,...
Mississippi universities work to count red snapper
by Alex Paton
Scientists at two Mississippi Universities are working to estimate the abundance of red snapper, which is the most sought-after fish in the U.S. controlled waters...
Soybean farmers face challenging season
by Alex Paton
At about 2.2 million acres, soybeans are easily the state’s biggest row crop with a flexible planting window that puts them in the clean-up position...
Rice crop slowed by spring temperatures
by Alex Paton
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,...
Featured Wild pigs costing Mississippians millions
by Alex Paton
In recent years, wild pigs have been a controversial topic in wildlife and agricultural discussions from top government officials to local farmers talking over the...
Master gardeners plant magnolia trees in honor of state’s bicentennial
by Alex Paton
Several Mississippi Master Gardener groups marked the state’s bicentennial with by donating and planting Magnolia trees in their communities. “The tributes are perfect in a...
Mississippi 4H team wins at national level
by Alex Paton
The first Mississippi team ever to compete in the North American International Livestock Exposition came home with a first-place win in the evaluation division. The...
Human actions threaten 85 state species with extinction
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Thousands of years ago, mastodons, giant ground sloths, saber-tooth cats and short-faced bears roamed the land now called Mississippi. More recently, Carolina...
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...