Agriculture

Publications

Publication Number: P2401

Planting Methods and Seeding Rates for Small Grain Crops

Publication Number: P4109

An Essential Guide to Dairy Cow Vaccination Programs

Publication Number: P4110

Small Business Owners: 5 Steps to Stop Wasting Marketing Dollars and Boost Revenue

Publication Number: P3739

Addressing Reproductive Injuries of Stallions

Publication Number: P2086

Management of Sports Fields in Mississippi

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News

USDA program helps growers recoup some losses

April 15, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Row crop producers who reported financial loss in 2024 may be eligible for economic assistance through a U.S. Department of Agriculture resource.

A chart shows the number of acres that Mississippi producers intend to plant in 2025 for the following crops: soybeans, 2.25 million acres, which is 2 percent less than the acreage planted in 2024; corn, 690,000 acres, which is a 41-percent increase from 2024; and cotton, 360,000 acres, which is a 31-percent decrease from 2024’s acreage.

Producers plan to plant more corn, less cotton

April 2, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Row crop growers in Mississippi expect to plant more corn in 2025 than they did last year, but not as much cotton or as many soybeans.

Close-up of a beehive with a red varroa mite inside one of the combs

High hive mortality mars bee business

March 28, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Entering this spring, beekeepers will be tasked with rebounding from the worst winter in over a decade for winter bee mortality.

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Success Stories

A person wearing overalls and standing in field of blooming sunflowers.

Farm to Fork

Volume 11 Number 1

The best way to learn about farms is to visit one.

A group of men and women standing in front of a barn and alongside three horses.

What’s New in Extension

Volume 11 Number 1

Horse riding for children. Horse riding for veterans. Horse riding for special needs and behavioral health.

A smiling man standing in front of a green tractor.

Revitalizing Local Agriculture

Volume 11 Number 1

Fenton Pope looked around his native Covington County a quarter-century ago and saw what he believed was an alarming amount of farmland out of production.

Extension Matters Magazine