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Scientist finding native grass best for livestock forage

MBJ Staff — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:14:10 +0000

STARKVILLE — Studies at Mississippi State University are finding that when it comes to providing forage for livestock, native grasses may be best. Sam Riffell, an associate professor of wildlife ecology and management in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, is examining the benefits of replacing exotic grasses, commonly used in Mississippi grazing pastures, [...]

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Coast ag producers share needs, express concerns

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:29:19 +0000

BILOXI — Agricultural producers in the coastal region shared their needs and concerns during a recent Mississippi State University meeting. The sixth-annual Producer Advisory Council meeting was held at MSU’s Coastal Research and Extension Center. Eleven commodity groups made recommendations and requests for research, educational programming and support by MSU’s Extension Service and the Mississippi [...]

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Annual ag council meeting draws hundreds

MBJ Staff — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:24:11 +0000

VERONA — When agricultural producers speak, Mississippi State University listens. About 300 commodity producers, crop consultants and MSU representatives met recently at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona for the annual Producer Advisory Council meeting. The meeting has been held for more than half a century to give farmers the opportunity to [...]

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Livestock auction sets new records, passes $5M milestone

MBJ Staff — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:36:56 +0000

JACKSON — After a week of intense competition, 42 animals and their exhibitors qualified for the 44th annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions, Mississippi’s premier youth livestock auction. Thirteen hogs, 12 lambs, nine goats and eight steers were auctioned off at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds’ Trade Mart. For the first time, the animals were [...]

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Cattleman to change plea to guilty in loan fraud case

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:56:07 +0000

ABERDEEN — Court records say a man will plead guilty to hiding the sales of cattle and using fake invoices to avoid paying back a federal loan. A filing in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen says Clint Mann intends to change his plea. He pleaded not guilty Aug. 19. Court records say Mann obtained a [...]

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State’s ag production tops $7B for second consecutive year

MBJ Staff — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:09:59 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Significant production levels and high market prices combined to give Mississippi’s agricultural commodities their second year in a row of over $7 billion in total value. Mississippi State University agricultural economists gathered preliminary data from crop production reports, world agricultural supply and demand estimates, industry resources and U.S. Department of Agriculture outlook [...]

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State’s hay producers see increased yield

MBJ Staff — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:52:46 +0000

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 [...]

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Agriculture community assessing damage from Isaac

MBJ Staff — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:04:10 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Even as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac were leaving Mississippi last Friday, Mississippi State University Extension agents were assessing its impact on crops that were so close to harvest. Lodging, or laying down, can be a significant harvest challenge in wind-blown fields, especially corn. Extension corn specialist Erick Larson is cautiously optimistic [...]

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Farmers, ranchers prepare to deal with Isaac’s impact

MBJ Staff — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:47:57 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Farmers across southern and central Mississippi are preparing to deal with the consequences of high winds and lots of rain from Isaac. “We have a two-fold problem for farmers right now,” said Mississippi Farm Bureau president Randy Knight. “The livestock and dairy farmers are worried about losing electricity — having problems keeping [...]

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Drought shrinking ranchers’ profits; consumers to feel impact

MBJ Staff — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:40:59 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Pictures of wilting corn in the Midwest may dominate the evening news, but the 2012 drought is also shrinking livestock’s profit potential nationwide. John Michael Riley, agricultural economist with Mississippi State University’s Extension Service, said the drought means livestock, dairy and aquaculture producers will continue to see higher feed prices. “Cattle will [...]

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