Cashing in on drought
by Ted Carter Published: August 19,2012
Tags: agriculture, drought, Mississippi River, Mississippi State University, MSU Extension Service
The rains of early June and in the days that followed the Fourth of July appear to have ensured a highly prosperous year for Mississippi’s corn and soybean growers. August rains have helped, as well, said John Michael Riley, an agriculture economist with Mississippi State University. That the rains came as drought stunted or killed [...] [...]
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