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Mississippi Agriculture Reaches Record High in 2021 Dec 23, 2021
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 […]
Mississippi: Ag Industry Posted 2020 Estimated Value of $7.35B Dec 17, 2020
Mississippi farmers generated an estimated agricultural value of $7.35 billion in 2020, a 5% increase from 2019 saw soybeans top forestry for the No. 2 spot behind poultry. The predicted […]
Mississippi: Agricultural and Rural Outlook Conference, Starkville, Jan. 7 Dec 4, 2019
The Mississippi State University Extension Service invites growers and financial professionals in the agricultural industry to the 2020 Agricultural and Rural Outlook Conference. The conference will be held Jan. 7 […]
Mississippi: 3 Farm Bill Learning Sessions, Nov. 4-6 Oct 9, 2019
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is hosting three training sessions designed to help Mississippi producers understand the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill Update meetings will be […]
Mississippi Soybeans: Growth Stages, Conditions Vary Across State Jul 30, 2019
The process of planting this year’s soybean crop in Mississippi has been anything but normal. The only consistent variable has been rain, and a lot of it — from an […]
Mississippi Cotton: Ideal Weather Needed for Crop to Rebound Jul 12, 2019
All of Mississippi’s 2019 cotton crop has emerged, but it’s off to a slow start. Of approximately 700,000 acres of cotton planted statewide this year, 57% is rated fair or […]
Mississippi: Continued Flooding Keeps Farmland Out of Production Jun 21, 2019
Although numbers on paper look about right for Mississippi row crops, the reality is actually quite grim in places. Flooding in areas along the Mississippi River and its tributaries is […]
Mississippi Rice: Wet Spring Weather Delays Planting Jun 12, 2019
The third week of March is usually the beginning of rice planting season in Mississippi, but fields were not dry enough to hold tractors until May in most locations. Many […]
Mississippi: Row-Crop Values Find Thin Margins in 2018 Dec 19, 2018
Cotton will not return to the throne as king of Mississippi’s row crops, but the former monarch did provide one of the few bright spots in 2018 commodity value estimates. […]
Mississippi: Ag Industry Holds Steady Despite Lower Row Crop Values Dec 18, 2018
Agriculture was a $7.7 billion industry in Mississippi this year, exceeding the total set in 2017 despite declines in the estimated value of row crops, timber, catfish and livestock. The […]
