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 MBJ Staff Published: January 14,2013
Tags: agriculture, climate, college, food, fruit, garden, higher education, horticulture, public university, researcher, reserarch, rooftop garden, science, scientist, study, vegetable
GULFPORT — Horticulture scientists at Mississippi State University are studying and recording the effects of the coastal climate on rooftop gardens in Gulfport. When they learned the eight green roofs at the Armed Forces Retirement Home were struggling to survive, Christine Coker and Gary Bachman, both horticulture scientists at MSU’s Coastal Research and Extension Center, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: agriculture, cafeteria, children, commodity, crop, defense, diet, education, farm, farmer, farming, federal government, food, fruit, grant, health, military, nutrition, produce, public school, student, vegetable
DESOTO COUNTY — Either by fork or fingers, the second- and third-grade students of Chickasaw Elementary in Olive Branch dived into some Magnolia-state raised blueberries and cantaloupes as a part of a farm to school awareness program. Picking a blueberry up with her fingers, second-grader Mary Katherine Stephens, 8, liked the tiny cup of fruit [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 29,2012
Tags: agriculture, cantalope, death, disease, farm, farmer, farming, fatality, federal agency, food, food bourne, food safety, fruit, horticulture, illness, investigation, melon, sickness
OWENSVILLE, Ind. — A southwestern Indiana cantaloupe farm is the source of at least some of the salmonella responsible for an outbreak that sickened people in 21 states and killed two Kentucky residents, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday. Salmonella collected from Chamberlain Farms in Owensville, Ind., matches the “DNA fingerprint” of the salmonella [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 3,2012
Tags: agriculture, crop, farm, farmer, food, fruit, horticulture, market, melon, row crop, vegetable, watermelon, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — As summer temperatures soar into the triple digits, Mississippi’s sweet watermelon crop is satisfying both growers and consumers, according to the Mississippi State University Extension Service. “Everyone wants watermelon — from the beginning of harvest in June right up until the Fourth of July, when demand peaks for holiday picnics,” said Rick [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA and OXFORD — A new farmers market here is drawing positive reviews by vendors and buyers. The Mississippi Press reports the Pascagoula Farmers Market at Victory Lot is enjoying a steady stream of customers and that vendors report good sales. The market opened for the first time June 16, and is scheduled for Wednesdays [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 21,2012
Tags: agriculture, average temperature, farmers, farms, federal government, fruit, fruit trees, harvesting, horticulture, planting, temperature
STARKVILLE — New plant hardiness maps released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture increased Mississippi’s average low temperatures by 5 degrees. Eric Stafne, Mississippi State University assistant Extension professor for fruit crops, said the maps provide good average information, but individuals still must make careful planting decisions. “With fruit crops, I am more concerned with [...] [...]
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