by MBJ Staff Published: March 26,2013
Tags: agriculture, commodity, cool, crop, development, farm, farmer, farming, harvest, higher education, plant, public university, row crop, Weather, wheat, winter wheat, yield
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Cool temperatures through March kept some Mississippians comfortable, but they slowed the development of wheat, the state’s only row crop grown through winter. Erick Larson, corn and wheat state specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said wheat acreage is high this year, with 420,000 acres planted in the fall. State [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 17,2012
Tags: agriculture, catfish, commodity, corn, cotton, crop, farm, farmer, farming, forestry, hay, horticulture, livestock, poultry, production, rice, row crop, Soybean, wheat, yield
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 [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A rapidly maturing 2012 wheat crop proved to be a timing challenge for Mississippi growers. The state’s growers planted 480,000 acres, up from 360,000 acres the previous season. They were inspired by strong market prices and the record-average yields of 64 bushels per acre grown last year. “Harvest is two or three [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2012
Tags: agriculture, aquaculture, bees, cattle, chickens, colleges, commodities, cotton, crops, dairy, education, eggs, farmers, farms, forestry, fruits, goats, grain, grain sorghum, growers, herds, higher education, honey, horticulture, livestock, milk, nuts, pecans, poultry, research, rice, soybeans, specialty crops, sweet potatoes, trees, universities, wheat
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 [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — Wheat stripe rust was spotted in Mississippi and Arkansas in January, an unusual occurrence this early in the year made possible by the warm and wet winter. Tom Allen, Mississippi State University Extension plant pathologist at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, said the rust was spotted Jan. 27 in [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A drier-than-normal winter has put this year’s winter wheat crop in good shape as it heads into the heavy growth stages of spring. Erick Larson, grain agronomist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said the state has about 300,000 acres of wheat. This figure is up from the meager 125,000 acres [...] [...]
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