FarmPolicy.Com | Keith Good
Mississippi: High Tunnel Field Day for Fruit, Veg and Cut Flower Professional Growers March 11, Paid registration required, MSU Truck Crops Experiment Station, Crystal Springs. Georgia: Peanut Production Meeting, March 11, ..... Jim Tankersley reported in today's Los Angeles Times that, "At a time when the U.S. economy is desperate for jobs and investment in future growth, a slew of clean-energy projects are on hold largely because of political stalemate in Washington. ...

Central Mississippi Field Notes: Let's Talk About Planting Cotton
K. Good's Farm Policy, 2-22: Ag Economy; Regulation and the Farm Bill; Climate Issues; Biofuels; Water; Animal Agriculture. (Read More) .... As in that earlier time, many growers experienced financial disaster resulting from too much dependence on this crop that is so very susceptible to weather and disease conditions. One of my favorite reasons for choosing to plant cotton is that this crop has the potential for producing a high value without removing large amounts of ...

Mississippi's stimulating the economy one step at a time | make ...
Mississippi's stimulating the economy one step at a time JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Mississippi is working to boost the economy. The state could soon be paying for.

Will N.O. economy catch Saints fever? | New Orleans Business News ...
Will N.O. economy catch Saints fever? Short answer: No. Quality of talent here in New Orleans is very poor, marginally better than Mississippi. The state and its residents place a low value on education, meaning that homegrown businesses don't have the ..... I've traveled very extensively across the country on business, and if you think cities like Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, Cincinnati, et. al. are superior to New Orleans, then you've not really spent any time there. ...

Tough Times in Mississippi:
Stimulus has helped the economy. It is also supposed to help hardest -hit ... Blacks in Mississippi are losing jobs fastest. The recession is hurting everyone . ..... rural communities to develop strategic technology plans and the ...

MS Animal Shelter Hosting Holiday Pet Adoption Day - Jackson ...
JACKSON COUNTY Mississippi Looking for a Christmas gift that's ... Economy Hurting Pets Families going through tough times are getting rid of extra mouths ...

Bad economy hurting horses too - Economy - Kentucky.com
Nov 14, 2008 ... Bad economy hurting horses too ... still sell for high prices, Grulke said it's a difficult time to sell pleasure horses that are common across Kentucky. The causes for that are varied, but the economy is a major factor, she said. ... Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri ...

Low prices, fuel costs hurting state's lumber industry | North ...
"The whole market is down just like the economy is down," Sledge said. .... MISSISSIPPI STATE - Wet weather through most of spring doubled the time it takes ...