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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...

Hot off the press! Mississippi Soybean Irrigation Guide

The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board recently published a soybean irrigation guide to help growers improve their irrigation efficiency while at the same time boosting their profitability. The irrigation guide is a partner publication to the board's disease and insect scouting guides. The...

Mississippi State researchers mull seed quality issues in podcast

Although soybean seed quality issues seen during 2018 aren't as bad as 2009, they are more widespread and extend beyond the Mid-South and Mississippi River Delta. Dr. Bobby Golden, Mississippi State University Extension rice and soil fertility agronomist, and Dr....

High turnout expected for Row Crop Short Course

The 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course will feature speakers from seven states covering topics ranging from nematode management in cotton and soybeans to the potential effects of new tariffs on the state’s agricultural industry. The MSU Extension...

RISER irrigation program helps boost water-use efficiency

Before adopting RISER techniques on his farm, irrigating was the part of the growing season Clark Carter always dreaded. “We would string out plastic pipe, punch holes in it every couple of feet, and hook it up, only to see...

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