by Alex Lowery | Nov 4, 2018 | News
Sweet potato growers across the state recently gathered in Pittsboro to discuss a potentially devastating pest and decide on the action the group needed to take to prevent the Guava Root Knot Nematode from entering Mississippi. Myrl Sistrunk, an employee with the...
by Alex Lowery | Nov 2, 2018 | News
Jackson, MS (November 2, 2018) – In Mississippi, agriculture is the number one industry with a seven and a half billion dollar impact on the state’s economy. For that reason, it’s vitally important for our members of Congress to support Mississippi farmers and...
by Alex Lowery | Nov 2, 2018 | News
Jackson, MS (November 2, 2018) – In Mississippi, agriculture is the number one industry with a seven and a half billion dollar impact on the state’s economy. For that reason, it’s vitally important for our members of Congress to support Mississippi farmers and...
by Alex Lowery | Nov 1, 2018 | News
10/31/2018 Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov ) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use (application to growing plants) to control...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 30, 2018 | News
For Immediate Release October 29, 2018 Contact:Laura T. Anderson, Acting Public Affairs Officer Phone: (601)863.3922 Email: laura.t.anderson@usda.gov Jackson, Miss., October 29, 2018 – The United State Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 25, 2018 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently held its fourth annual Collegiate Discussion Meet at Mississippi State University, where seven undergraduate students competed for scholarships. Skylar Baldwin, a Mississippi State University biochemistry major from Pearl...
