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Rain, cold cause crop plantings to lag far behind

Ted Carter — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:23:27 +0000

Weather weirdness has become the new normal for Mississippi farmers this spring as they watch for forecasts of warm, dry days they would routinely expect in most years. Even before temperatures in the low 40s or even lower combined with the near daily rainfall, planting averages were falling far below last year’s levels and levels [...]

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In-state rice planting intentions drop to 36-year low

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:42:50 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi farmers expect to have more than one million acres in corn this year and about 120,000 acres in rice — the largest corn acreage in 53 years and a 36-year low for rice. A U.S. Department of Agriculture planting survey shows Mississippi farmers plan to plant 1.95 million acres of soybeans, [...]

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Congressman to reintroduce bill on hunting rolled rice fields

Associated Press — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:20:45 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Congressional delegations from Mississippi and Arkansas have backed legislation to clarify that hunting over a rolled rice field is not illegal field baiting. The legislation promoted by U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both R-Miss., died in the past Congress. U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., whose district is the largest rice [...]

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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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New water management strategy could save farmers money

MBJ Staff — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:32:44 +0000

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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State’s rice crop in; could approach yield record set in 2007

MBJ Staff — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:23:52 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi producers have the bulk of the state’s rice crop safely in storage, and yields may approach the record set in 2007 of 160 bushels an acre. Nathan Buehring, rice specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said September’s weather was nearly ideal for rice harvest. “Isaac slowed us down and [...]

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Small rice crop looking good after favorable growing season

MBJ Staff — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:51:01 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The bright spot for Mississippi’s smaller-than-normal rice crop is that it is looking good at harvest, thanks to an early start and a favorable growing season. Nathan Buehring, rice specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said most of the state’s rice was planted by mid-April, putting it about two weeks [...]

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Dry weather aids farmers in getting in rice crop

MBJ Staff — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:07:37 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Dry conditions have allowed Mississippi rice producers to plant earlier this year than in previous years. Nathan Buehring, rice specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said an absence of heavy spring rains put the state’s producers well ahead of schedule. About 80 to 85 percent of the state’s rice was [...]

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Ag commodities groups identify priorites for research, education

MBJ Staff — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:50:25 +0000

ABERDEEN — Advocates for agriculture met recently at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona to identify priorities for research and Extension Service education programs at Mississippi State University. Scientists from the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, specialists with the MSU Extension Service and almost 250 members of the North Mississippi Producer [...]

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Ag researcher sees good times ahead for farmers

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:01:48 +0000

He has the same name as a famous comedian and even though he’s serious about the work he does, Mississippi’s Steve Martin can be humorous too. He serves as the head of the Delta Research & Extension Center and extension professor at the Mississippi State University facility in Stoneville. His areas of research include production [...]

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