Producers from throughout northeast Mississippi outlined their suggestions for Extension/research programs at the annual Producer Advisory Council meeting....More
Brad Spencer, who was recently named statewide winner of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher competition and placed in the top 10 nationally, not only is continuing a family farming tradition, but also manages to find time in a very busy work schedule for contributions to his community and state....More
Mississippi’s sweet potato crop appeared to be doomed before it started, but a late soaking allowed this hardy crop to yield average harvests after a tough year....More
Louisiana’s sweet potato farmers soon will be planting their crop. And for most, the transplants, or “slips,” they put in the ground will be from seed roots that had their start at the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station at Chase, La....More
With harvest 90 percent complete, quality is good and plenty of cured Louisiana sweet potatoes will be available for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and beyond, according to LSU AgCenter sweet potato specialist Tara Smith....More
2010 is shaping up to be a sweet year for Mississippi sweet potato growers, a total change from the rains that destroyed 75 percent of last year’s crop at harvest....More
