Tuesday, November 11, 2025

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Using Cover Crops With Corn

The benefits of cover crops are well known.  However, few Mississippi growers use  cover crops in corn because of nominal monetary return and the challenges it presents, says Erick Larson, Mississippi State University Extension agronomist.  Corn is the first crop...

2022 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids

• By Erick Larson • Mississippi State University annually conducts Corn for Grain Hybrid Trials, which are an extremely valuable resource to help select corn hybrids for your farm — MAFES Corn Hybrid Trials. These hybrid trials are typically grown...

Carbon soil baselines needed before entering the carbon market

• By Larry Oldham • Participating in the soil carbon (C) market requires baseline information about the producer’s inventory to offer potential buyers. This fall is the time for the soil carbon-curious growers to begin establishing their benchmarks. Surveys show...

MSU focus group sessions pinpoint farming stressors

Researchers from the Mississippi State University Extension Service are looking to collect row-crop farmers’ feedback on stress related to farming. The focus group sessions are part of the MSU Extension opioid prevention campaign PReventing Opioid Misuse In the SouthEast, or...

Mississippi State issues corn hybrid trial results, recommended 2021 hybrids

Mississippi State University annually conducts Corn for Grain Hybrid Trials which are an extremely valuable resource for you to help select corn hybrids for your farm – MAFES Corn Hybrid Trials. These hybrid trials are typically grown in eight...

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