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Late plantings could dim prospects for price premiums through early crop deliveries

Ted Carter — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:09:24 +0000

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 stir some concern, said John Michael Riley, agricultural economist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. Corn typically starts going in [...]

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Alcorn scientists’ study of yams makes research publication

MBJ Staff — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:07:58 +0000

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 recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 7(15), pp. 2372-2379. This study was conducted by Drs. Victor N. Njiti, [...]

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EPA approves emergency exemption for state’s cotton farmers

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:21:42 +0000

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 Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith. The tarnished plant bug has become one of the most damaging pests of cotton in recent years, responsible for an estimated $81 million [...]

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Plant pathologist’s work could lead to new drug for humans

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:20:31 +0000

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 significant promise for the treatment of serious fungal infections in people with compromised immune systems, such as those undergoing chemotherapy treatments and those with HIV or AIDS. [...]

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Wheat crop maturing rapidly, but yields not exceptional like 2011

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:46:44 +0000

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. They were inspired by strong market prices and the record-average yields of 64 bushels per acre grown last year. “Harvest is two or three [...]

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Peanut producers feeling good about crop, market

MBJ Staff — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:26:31 +0000

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 specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said many of the factors favoring Mississippi’s crop this year, started last year. “The 2011 drought in [...]

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Favorable weather allows early planting of cotton

MBJ Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:28:02 +0000

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 of Agriculture’s Agricultural Statistics Service estimated the state’s cotton was 68 percent planted and 45 percent emerged. The [...]

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Construction to begin tomorrow on new $6.5M cotton gin

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:44:58 +0000

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Construction is scheduled to begin tomorrow on a $6.5 million cotton gin in Noxubee County. Bogue Chitto Gin Inc. was created by a group of 25 cotton farmers from Aliceville, Ala., and from Lowndes, Clay and Noxubee counties in Mississippi. Rodney Mast, a member of the investment group, tells The Commercial Dispatch [...]

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Warm weather allows early planting of soybean crop

MBJ Staff — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:45:41 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Soybeans are usually an early-planted crop, but an unseasonably warm March gave some growers a chance to get in the fields a little ahead of the typical April 1 start date.Trent Irby, Mississippi State University Extension Service state soybean specialist, said the crop was on track at the end of April. “Many [...]

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Dry weather aids farmers in getting in rice crop

MBJ Staff — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:07:37 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Dry conditions have allowed Mississippi rice producers to plant earlier this year than in previous years. Nathan Buehring, rice specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said an absence of heavy spring rains put the state’s producers well ahead of schedule. About 80 to 85 percent of the state’s rice was [...]

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