Favorable weather allows early planting of cotton
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Warm spring weather sent cotton farmers to the fields as early as the first week of April, and cotton stands are ahead of normal and looking good. As of May 6, the U.S. Department...
View ArticlePeanut producers feeling good about crop, market
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi peanut producers should have a wonderful feeling about the 2012 crop as almost everything is going their way, including buyers from Oklahoma. Mike Howell, state peanut...
View ArticleWheat crop maturing rapidly, but yields not exceptional like 2011
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A rapidly maturing 2012 wheat crop proved to be a timing challenge for Mississippi growers. The state’s growers planted 480,000 acres, up from 360,000 acres the previous season....
View ArticlePlant pathologist’s work could lead to new drug for humans
STARKVILLE — A Mississippi State University plant pathology researcher’s discovery of an agricultural phenomenon could lead to the development of a new antifungal drug. The potential drug shows...
View ArticleEPA approves emergency exemption for state’s cotton farmers
JACKSON — The Environmental Protection Agency has approved an emergency exemption that will help farmers in the Mississippi Delta control tarnished plant bugs in cotton, according to Mississippi...
View ArticleAlcorn scientists’ study of yams makes research publication
LORMAN — A study by Alcorn State University researchers, which examines what happens to the sweet potato plant when it is sprayed with a chemical that reduces the amount of vegetative growth, was...
View ArticleLate plantings could dim prospects for price premiums through early crop...
Nervousness has not yet set in among Mississippi’s row crop growers but they nonetheless would welcome some dry days to get more planting done. Continuation of the rainy days much past mid April could...
View ArticleTight margins on crops force hard choices for Mississippi farmers
By JACK WEATHERLY Last year, Mississippi farmers had a bumper harvest, but that was not necessarily a cause for celebration. Production is one thing, price is another. Because of a pattern of high...
View ArticleRice crop is well underway in state
It was clear by early June that spring’s wet, cool weather caused few issues for Mississippi’s rice crop, as growers got it planted on time and the emerged crop looks good overall. The U.S. Department...
View ArticleBanks to farmers: Be proactive in responding to falling commodity prices
By BECKY GILLETTE The agricultural economy continues to experience a downturn in which low commodity prices have reduced farm incomes, and concerns about liquidity have reached an all-time high, said...
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