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May 2, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Sheep and goat producers, researchers and industry professionals will convene at Mississippi State University June 13-14 for the sixth annual Small Ruminant Conference.

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.
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.

Success Stories

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

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