Mississippi high-performing rice variety resistant to a major disease.
Mississippi State researchers announce the development of a high-performing rice variety that may be an “insurance policy” for growers.
Scientists in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station recently unveiled a new...
• 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...
Horizon Ag firmly believes the future of the Southern rice industry is closely tied to its ability to provide the quality and type of long-grain rice in demand by important customers throughout the Western Hemisphere. That’s why the seed...
A crisis exemption that allows Mississippi rice farmers to control fall armyworms will help them keep this year’s crop in good condition as harvest approaches. And with that comes news of increased prices.
In late June and early July, farmers...
People can enjoy the annual rice tasting event held in Bolivar County, Mississippi, in a different format this year.
The Rice Festival will be held Sept. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the streets of downtown Merigold.
“This year will...
Researchers are learning how to manage rice fields when paraquat drifts onto them early and late in the season, but what impact this herbicide has on grain quality and what happens when drift occurs midseason are still unknowns.
These questions...
• By Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot, Whitney Crow and Don Cook •
We have had numerous calls over the past week or two about poor control of fall armyworm with pyrethroids. They started in the southern part of the state...
To some people, farming is an idyllic way of life, but producers face some unique stressors that can impact their well-being.
“There are so many unknowns in the farming business,” said Emily Carter, Mississippi State University Extension agent in Sharkey...
Mississippi is expected to have about 640,000 acres of corn in 2021. Larson said producers have had more opportunity to meet or exceed planting intentions this year than in a long time, resulting in more acres.
“Recent cool temperatures and...
Help us by participating in an irrigation survey.
The questions in this survey are only about furrow- or flood-irrigated croplands.
Flood-irrigated croplands still play an important role in supplying food, feed and fiber demands in the United States but have received...
• By Jeff Gore, Don Cook, Whitney Crow and Angus Catchot •
A lot of rice has been planted in the state over the last couple of weeks, and most of it had an insecticide seed treatment as we recommend....
• 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 even when the land isn't producing.
Wes Burger and Mark...
For effective weed control, treat row rice as you would any other row crop.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
To successfully control weeds in furrow-irrigated rice — also known as row rice — growers will need to change from treating it...
• By Larry Oldham •
It is time to once again review using poultry litter, aka broiler litter, to fertilize row crops. Many growers now have their own experiences, so this should be a reminder.
Prior to the last 10 to...
Change is inevitable, they say, and with the start of 2021 comes a number of shifts.
Dr. Mo Way, who for 38 years has been at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Beaumont, will retire and ride into the...
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