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EPA approves emergency exemption for state’s cotton farmers

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:21:42 +0000

JACKSON — The Environmental Protection Agency has approved an emergency exemption that will help farmers in the Mississippi Delta control tarnished plant bugs in cotton, according to Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith. The tarnished plant bug has become one of the most damaging pests of cotton in recent years, responsible for an estimated $81 million [...]

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Armyworms invading pastures, hayfields

Wally Northway — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:02:04 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi forage producers are experiencing a major invasion of fall armyworms for the second consecutive year in pastures and hay fields across the state. Blake Layton, a Mississippi State University Extension Service entomologist, said fall armyworm populations were unusually heavy last year with treatable populations reaching North Mississippi relatively early in the [...]

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