State’s winter wheat crop struggling with cool weather

MBJ Staff — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:25:29 +0000

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 [...]

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Winter wheat planting lags compared to last year

MBJ Staff — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:29:33 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Growing winter wheat in Mississippi leaves no rest for the weary, as planting begins just as soon as the summer row crops are out of the field. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted the state’s winter wheat was 29 percent planted by Oct. 31. It is on schedule for the five-year average, [...]

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State’s winter wheat crop struggling with cool weather

Winter wheat planting lags compared to last year