by MBJ Staff Published: April 23,2013
Tags: agriculture, Chicken, competition, farm, farmer, farming, feed, feed cost, food, input cost, market, overhead, poultry, producer
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The impact of last year’s drought on feed costs is not the only challenge poultry growers face in 2013. Production costs, expansion issues, waste regulations, competition from other meat sources and the next grain crop are major factors impacting the poultry industry this year. “Some of the corn produced last year had [...] [...]
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 Associated Press Published: April 15,2013
Tags: agriculture, bill, crop, ecosystem, environment, executive, farm, farmer, farming, feral, governor, land, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, pest, pest control, property, real estate, wild hog, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Farmers and wildlife officials say wild hogs are roaming throughout the state, damaging crops and land. As a result, Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill that adds wild hogs to the state beaver-control program. Beginning July 1, a Beaver and Wild Hog Control Advisory Board will be created to come up with [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 12,2013
Tags: agriculture, conservation, education, environment, farm, farmer, farming, higher education, irrigation, producer, public university, research, row crop, water
STONEVILLE — Mississippi State University experts have a new program to help Delta producers irrigate row crops more efficiently and economically. MSU Extension Service irrigation specialist Jason Krutz is leading a multi-faceted approach to water conservation, dubbed Row-crop Irrigation Science and Extension Research, or RISER. The researchers are working with producers to help reduce irrigation [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 11,2013
Tags: acquaculture, agriculture, catfish, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, federal government, fish, food, food safety, import, importer, importing, inspection, trade association
INDIANOLA — Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) are disputing a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Obama Administration that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) catfish inspections are a “duplicative program” and should be eliminated. “Catfish Farmers of America is stunned by the misinformation recently distributed by the GAO and White House [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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