by Associated Press Published: May 20,2013
Tags: agricultutre, commodity, farm, farmer, farming, plant, planter, planting, rain, row crop, Weather, wet
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Planting of Mississippi row crops has fallen behind schedule following a spate of wet weather, according to industry experts and government officials. Ernie Flint, an agronomist at the Mississippi State University Extension Service, says many of the state’s farmers are running about month behind but still have time to catch up before [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 13,2013
Tags: agriculture, aquaculture, catfish, commodity, farm, farmer, farming, fish, food, food safety, import, importer, importing, inspection, producer
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Catfish farmers continue to address production challenges as the industry works to reclaim markets lost to imported fish. Jeremy Robbins, vice president of The Catfish Institute based in Jackson, said farmers have struggled in recent years with high feed prices, their No. 1 expense, while dealing with increased competition from imports. “There [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 6,2013
Tags: agriculture, commodity, farm, farmer, farming, feed, forage, grass, hay, producer, rain, Weather, wet
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — As pastures transition from cool-season to warm-season grasses, the state’s hay and forage producers hope for sunny days that are better suited to growing and harvesting quality crops. “We’re finishing up with our cool season forages, which are annual ryegrass, wheat and oats with some clovers mixed in,” said Mark Mowdy, an [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 29,2013
Tags: aghriculture, commodity, crop, farm, farmer, farming, plant, planting, rain, row crop, Weather, wet
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Farmers should be nearly finished planting corn and going strong with soybeans, rice and cotton, but instead Mississippi fields are quiet as rain keeps tractors in the barn. As of late April, the state had gone more than five weeks with only an occasional day or two suitable for planting. Mississippi corn [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 22,2013
Tags: agriculture, commodity, farm, farmer, farming, moisture, rain, row crop, Weather, wetness
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Springtime’s soggy fields are no guarantee that summer’s row crops will have the moisture they need to thrive until harvest in the fall. Jason Krutz, irrigation specialist with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, said winter and spring rain helps recharge the soil profile, but moisture must be replenished during the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 19,2013
Tags: agriculture, college, commodity, crop, endowment, farm, farmer, farming, grower, higher education, postsecondary education, producer, public university, research, row crop, science, Soybean, university
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) has invested in the Edgar E. Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy at Mississippi State University (MSU). Named after the late Edgar E. Hartwig, a renowned soybean breeder, MSPB’s investment will help fund an endowed chair in MSU’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. MSPB’s funding leveraged [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 16,2013
Tags: agriculture, commodity, education, Extension Service, farm, farmer, farming, fruit, fungus, higher education, public university, rain, strawberry, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Growing strawberries in the South is especially challenging because of its variable weather, like that seen this spring. Wayne Porter, Mississippi State University Extension horticulture specialist in Lauderdale County, said the strawberries struggled because of excessive rain. “The crop started in late January and sputtered through February and March,” Porter said. “Berries [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 15,2013
Tags: acreage, agriculture, commodity, corn, Extension Service, farm, farmer, farming, higher education, planting, public university, rice, row crop
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi farmers expect to have more than one million acres in corn this year and about 120,000 acres in rice — the largest corn acreage in 53 years and a 36-year low for rice. A U.S. Department of Agriculture planting survey shows Mississippi farmers plan to plant 1.95 million acres of soybeans, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 8,2013
Tags: acreage, agriculture, commodity, crop, farm, farmer, farming, goober, grower, maket, pea, peanut, planting, price, producer, row crop
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A significant decline in price potential has last year’s peanut growers looking to other crops in 2013. According to the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings report, acreage is declining in every peanut-producing state except Oklahoma. Mississippi is expected to post the greatest percentage decline, down 58 percent from the previous [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 1,2013
Tags: agriculture, commodity, development, education, experiment station, Extension Service, farm, farmer, farming, grower, higher education, postsecondary education, producer, ranch, rancher, report, research, rural, study
STARKVILLE — The South’s extension service and experiment station systems are still relevant nearly a century after they were founded. This according to a new report released by an Ohio-based charitable trust. Battelle Technology Partnership Practice and BioDimensions, an independent research and development organization, released results of a study of the economic impact Extension Service [...] [...]
Loading ...