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MU professor nabs grants for waterlogging, SCN research

A distinguished professor in University of Missouri's Division of Plant Sciences, Henry Nguyen’s longstanding research focus is related to abiotic stress tolerance and disease resistance in plants, primarily soybeans. Two United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food...

Louisiana soybeans suffer from soggy September

The 2018 soybean harvest that started well has turned soggy, particularly for central and southwest Louisiana, according to LSU AgCenter soybean specialist Todd Spivey. “Because of this wet weather, many producers have not been able to harvest a crop that...

EPA awards $1 million for Mississippi cover crop/minimum-till demos

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt joined more than 50 Mississippi farmers and landowners recently to announce two Gulf of Mexico Program grants totaling $2 million. He also toured Big River Farms and discussed pollinator health and water...

Louisiana soybean, rice producers reel from flooding

Many Louisiana rice and soybean producers were looking at decent crops before torrential rains in August flooded many fields and created mud bogs in others. Kurt Guidry, an agricultural economist with Louisiana State University's AgCenter, puts initial flood losses to...

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