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Tim Huggins named new Delta Wildlife director

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 12:00 PM

Tim Huggins has been named the Executive Director of Delta Wildlife and Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management (Delta F.A.R.M.), two natural resource and conservation stewardship organizations serving the Mississippi Delta from its headquarters in Sto

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USDA announces Quality Loss Adjustment Program

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On Sun, 01/17/2021 - 03:00 PM

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program.

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FLOYD INGRAM: A look back on 2020

By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 10,488 Reads
On Sat, 01/02/2021 - 05:00 AM

This is the time of year when we take a look back at 2020 and at the same time look forward to 2021.

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Cotton looks good this fall

By Bonnie Coblentz / MSU Extension Service, READ MORE > 2,180 Reads
On Sun, 11/01/2020 - 05:00 AM

STARKVILLE – The harvest will determine exact numbers, but a survey of cotton boll set numbers earlier this fall indicate Mississippi will have a good-looking cotton crop in most places.
Acreage is down this year to 520,000 acres because of a rainy planting season and unfavorable market conditions.

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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, is shown with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, during a Nov. 2019 visit in Rome, Italy.

MSU linked to World Food Programme’s Nobel Peace Prize

By The Press Register, READ MORE > 941 Reads
On Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:00 PM

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum congratulated the United Nations World Food Programme for receiving the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which was announced last week by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

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Delta soybean farmers trying to beat Hurricane Delta to harvest

By Nathan Gregory / MSU Extension Service, READ MORE > 12,017 Reads
On Thu, 10/08/2020 - 05:00 PM

STARKVILLE -- Soybean growers in the Mississippi Delta are hustling to beat Hurricane Delta.

Row crop producers across the state are joining in the scramble to harvest as many of their crops as possible before the storm’s expected heavy rains batter their fields.

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Be Careful, It's farm safety Week

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On Mon, 09/21/2020 - 02:22 PM

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Rice harvest looms, fields look good

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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:15 PM

STONEVILLE, Miss. -- Rice harvest is approaching in the Mississippi Delta, and early signs point to good yields in 2020.

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MSU Extension Collecting Unsolicited Seeds

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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 05:03 PM

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Soybean, peanuts growing, cotton and corn below average

By Nathan Gregory / MSU Extension Service, READ MORE > 894 Reads
On Mon, 07/06/2020 - 02:58 PM

STARKVILLE -- Cotton and corn acreage in Mississippi are more than 30% below March projections, while growers of soybeans and peanuts planted much more than initially forecasted.

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