Crops take a hit with unrelenting rain in August
Mississippi’s crops have had an excessive amount of rain during harvest season and now experts say what they really need is a hefty amount of...
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Mississippi corn crop could be best in years, experts say
by Jared Bounds
Early or not, Mississippi’s corn crop is well on the way to its best yield in years, barring any major disasters. Erick Larson has spent...
Recent rain + flooding challenge Mississippi agriculture
by Jared Bounds
Although favorable spring weather helped many producers plant their corn, cotton and soybean crops early, most growers now need fields to dry out. Well-timed early...
Making Mississippi Corn Into Fuel: Ergon Plant to Reopen in Vicksburg
by kim
VICKSBURG, Miss.–Shut down since December of 2012, the Ergon ethanol refinery at the Port of Vicksburg has announced it will reopen in May, with the...