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⋅ BY BONNIE A. COBLENTZ ⋅ MSU Extension Service “Snow” appearing on the sides of highways and bare ground visible for miles is a sure indication that row crop harvest in Mississippi is well underway. As of early October, the majority of the...

⋅ BY ANDREW LANE SMITH ⋅ As the weather finally began to change and periods of high pressure set in across the Southeast, Mississippi’s spring turkey season took off. During this time, many critters are beginning to change their day-to-day...

• By Bonnie Coblentz • High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value — a record estimated $8.33 billion — despite a huge decline in government assistance aimed at coronavirus relief. Agriculture’s estimated value...

When the calendar turns to September, many who call Mississippi home long for cooler temperatures to relieve the summer’s heat, but the state’s cotton growers want high temperatures and dry weather to drag into October. The state’s 475,000-acre crop is...

MFBF Hosts Summer Commodity Conference The Mississippi Farm Bureau Fed-eration 2021 Summer Commodity Conference will be held July 21-22 in Jackson, Mississippi. On July 21, MFBF President Mike McCormick will host a reception for conference participants at 5:30 p.m. at the...

Mississippi State University Extension agents will be assessing agricultural damage from early-June flooding until well into July, but preliminary estimates indicate losses could break records. The 2019 Yazoo Backwater Area flood caused $617 million in crop damage alone. It looks...

a {text-decoration: underline;} • By Larry Oldham • Flooding is challenging Mississippi families, homes and farms again, hence, this should be a review for many readers. The first Mississippi Crop Situation post about flooded soils was published in May 2011. There is...

In the early 1900s, my great grandparents came to Lake Village, Arkansas, from Italy. Today, my family on both my mom and dad’s side are predominantly cotton farmers. There have been good years and tough years production wise, but they’ve...

Because it is the first crop planted starting in March, Mississippi corn is in much better shape than other row crops struggling with the challenges of wet, cool weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released estimates May 16 that indicate...

A new online resource is helping agricultural producers find technologies to improve water conservation on irrigated land. The Mississippi State University Extension Service is among four land-grant universities collaborating on the webpage, which is available at http://surfaceirrigation.extension.msstate.edu. The page hosts...

Each year, American farmers raise billions of chickens, more than enough for a “chicken for every pot,” as Herbert Hoover’s campaign once promised. But all those birds mean a lot of something else: manure. Poultry litter is the mix of...

From computer programs that regulate moisture sensors to smartphone apps that allow growers to monitor market data, most facets of agriculture continue their shift to digital platforms. This transition makes reliable internet access no longer a luxury, but a...

Software Tells Farmers Precisely Where Conservation Will Make Them Money • By Vanessa Beeson • Two Mississippi State researchers and pioneers in the growing field of economically targeted conservation are showing farmers that making money off their land can be feasible...

My personal cotton story began on the manmade beaches of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Four years ago, I knew little about cotton history or its production. That’s when I dove in with zeal to learn all that my mind and...

Mississippi State University researcher tackles plastic in cotton. Cotton is one of Mississippi's top agricultural commodities. With 780 farms and 1,600,000 bales produced in 2019, it is clear why Mississippi ranks third in the nation for cotton production. Cotton’s role...