Two years ago, cotton industry leaders proposed a voluntary, shallow loss crop insurance product known as the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX)....More
Immigration reform continues to build momentum in Congress. As migrant workers are a vital component of the U.S. food and fiber sector, agricultural interests are keen to bend the coming legislation to their best advantage....More
An aging U.S. waterway infrastructure – which carries more than 60 percent of America’s grain and other commodity exports -- may be set to get a funding boost from Congress that will allow for more than a facelift....More
A new study indicates the outlook for sufficient food, fuel and fiber over the next 40 years is dismal unless plant nutrient use is better managed....More
China creates uncertainty in cotton market. Target spot spreading in Southern cotton. Superweeds a growing nightmare. More stripe rust in winter wheat. ID pests with this new mobile app....More
The North Mississippi Producer Advisory Council meets annually to provide insight to Extension Extension and research leaders on grower needs and concerns....More
Irrigation scheduling tools could help Mississippi Delta producers reduce water use in the next few years to avoid exhausting the alluvial aquifer that underlies the region....More
Future Farmers of America members from three Tennessee chapters joined forces at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show to package 10,000 meals for the needy.
Mid-South ginners who completed the National Cotton Ginners Association certification training were recognized at the annual meeting of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association.
In recent years, Mississippi producers have been taking more water out of the Delta’s alluvial aquifer than Mother Nature has been putting back in, leading to some long-term problems for growers who irrigate....More
