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Insurance can salvage some lost crop value (10-23-2009)
Near-constant rains during harvest-time cost Mississippi farmers an estimated $371 million in losses, and producers with crop insurance may be the only ones able to salvage much more from the fields this year. ... Peanuts were not ready for harvest when the rains began, and no acres are expected to be abandoned. Losses for this crop are anticipated at 20 percent and $2.7 million. Grain sorghum is expected to take the largest percentage loss of Mississippi's major crops. ...
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency ...
planting and harvesting of a covered commodity or peanuts in cycle with the planting and harvesting of FAV or wild rice on the same acreage in a 12-month period with the ability to plant and harvest the same 2 crops in the immediately succeeding .... Jefferson Davis, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Prentiss and Rankin. Missouri. Barton, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Dunklin, Jasper, Lawrence, Mississippi,. New Madrid, Newton, Ripley, Scott, and Stoddard ...
Mississippi Crop Situation
the state soybean crop was ready to harvest when the two and a half weeks of continuous rainfall began or became ready during that time. This percentage of the soybean crop is susceptible to rot and seed decay. .... Peanut Specialist. 601 795-1425 cell mshowell@ext.msstate.edu. Larry Oldham. Soils Specialist. 662 312-9250 cell loldham@pss.msstate.edu. Steve Martin. Extension Economist-Cotton & Rice. 662 588-3080 cell smartin@ext.msstate.edu. John Anderson ...
rains delay n. mississippi peanut harvest
rains have delayed the last part of north mississippi's peanut harvest, according to mike howell, south mississippi extension area agronomist, who also works statewide with peanuts. "a little over 6 weeks ago, we were averaging 2 ...
Autumn Deluge Destroys More Than $1 Billion Of Delta Crops << North ...
Earlier this month the USDA forecast the Mississippi fall grain harvest at 92.3 million bushels of corn, nearly 83.5 million bushels of soybeans, 16.184 million hundredweight of rice, and 888000 bushels of sorghum. ... No acres of peanuts are forecast to be abandoned, but rain-related quality/yield losses are anticipated at 20%, or $4.7 million. Grain sorghum is expected to take the largest percentage loss of Mississippi 's major grain crops, of 41.9%. ...
Mississippi to participate in peanut awards
Mississippi has joined the big leagues of US peanut production and is now considered a major peanut-producing state according to qualifications set forth by USDA and the National Peanut Board. ... Timing is critical at harvest time. It's not like cotton, which will hang on for a little while and let you come get it when you're ready. When peanuts are ready, you need to be there to get them right then." Lawrence says research projects funded by Mississippi checkoff funds ...
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We blasted a bunch of peanuts in north Mississippi, and they're maturing about ... Farmers are digging where they can. I've been doing harvest clinics this ...
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