Saturday, December 13, 2025

Mississippi River

With Mississippi River shipping at a crawl, farmers seeing prices for their grain falling

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture Farmers faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs this growing season could at least look for consolation in relatively high commodity prices. However, even that right spot may be...

UK researcher to study climate-smart ag in the Mississippi River basin

A University of Kentucky researcher will study the effects of various sustainable agricultural practices along the Mississippi River Basin as part of a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award. Wei Ren, assistant professor in the UK College...

South Delta farmers wait for flood waters to recede

Near a bridge that connects Issaquena and Sharkey counties, Waye Windham leaned toward the side of his boat and dipped a paddle down into flood water to gauge its depth. The water was too deep for the paddle to reach...

Soybean tariffs also could hit Mississippi River town economies

China is following through on its threat to implement a 25-percent tariff on U.S. soybean imports, affecting not only the farmers who grow the crop but also the transportation sector that exports it. Half of the top 10 U.S. soybean-producing...

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