Mississippi Business Journal » moisture http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Spring rains helpful, but crops need summer moisture http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/spring-rains-helpful-but-crops-need-summer-moisture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spring-rains-helpful-but-crops-need-summer-moisture http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/spring-rains-helpful-but-crops-need-summer-moisture/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:15 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73726 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/spring-rains-helpful-but-crops-need-summer-moisture/feed/ 0 New water management strategy could save farmers money http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/05/new-water-management-strategy-could-save-farmers-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-water-management-strategy-could-save-farmers-money http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/05/new-water-management-strategy-could-save-farmers-money/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:32:44 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=64888 STONEVILLE — Ten years of research indicates that a water management strategy can save rice producers money on fuel and conserve water without hurting yields. Joe Massey, a scientist with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and professor in Mississippi State University’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, has focused his career on water [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/05/new-water-management-strategy-could-save-farmers-money/feed/ 0 Scientists assessing irrigation software designed for farmers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/05/scientists-assessing-irrigation-software-designed-for-farmers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientists-assessing-irrigation-software-designed-for-farmers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/05/scientists-assessing-irrigation-software-designed-for-farmers/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:22:39 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=63502 STONEVILLE — Mississippi State University scientists are evaluating a free software tool that can increase irrigation efficiency for the state’s soybean producers. MSU Extension Service irrigation specialist Jason Krutz, MSU Extension and research professor Tom Eubank, systems engineer Lyle Pringle and MSU Plant and Soil Sciences professor Joe Massey are field testing a computer program [...]

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