Rained out
by Wally Northway
Published: December 21,2009
Tags: Lester Spell, Mississippi agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Small Business Administration
Farmers still scrambling after worst year in nearly half a century As the year 2009 dawned, the state’s agriculture community was looking for a bounce-back year. Input costs were down, commodity prices were up and many were forecasting a record yield. Then, the rains came – and stayed. New record rainfall totals were set across [...]
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