Posts Tagged ‘fire ant’

State’s hay producers see increased yield

by MBJ Staff Published: October 29,2012

Tags: acre, acreage, agriculture, commodity, drought, dry, farm, farmer, farming, feed, field, fire ant, forage, harvest, hay, livestock, meadow, pest, rain, rainmy, Weather, wet, yield

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s hay producers increased acreage and yields this season in spite of variable rainfall across the state. “Hay production systems in the central part of the state had a really good season,” said Rocky Lemus, Mississippi State University Extension Service forage specialist. “We’ve been blessed with quite a bit of rain in [...] [...]

MDAC checking hay headed to Midwest for fire ants

by MBJ Staff Published: September 11,2012

Tags: certification, certify, drought, dry, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, fire ant, government, hay, inspect, inspection, pest, pest control, state agency, Weather

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s (MDAC) Bureau of Plant Industry is providing assistance to Mississippi hay producers that are transporting baled hay into areas that do not have established populations of fire ants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a fire ant quarantine in place that restricts the movement [...] [...]

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