Corn
Corn is a major crop for Mississippi farmers. Produce the best yields possible using information provided by the MSU Extension specialists. Information is provided on corn weed control, corn insect control, corn planning budgets, herbicide programs for managing Glyphosate/ALS Resistant Palmer Amaranth, and corn insect identification. Also, find the latest corn news.
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News
Rainfall at well above normal accumulations is impacting the state’s row crops, mostly in a negative way.
Mike Brown, state climatologist with the Mississippi State University Department of Geosciences, said many areas of the state have had one and a half times the typical amount of rain for this time of year.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Expect to see significantly less cotton than usual blooming in Mississippi later this year.
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.
Success Stories
After graduating from college, David Hey got out of farming to be a truck driver, but before long he realized he wanted back in.
Sledge Taylor is no stranger to cover crops —he first planted vetch on 100 acres of his Panola County farmland in 1979—but he has ramped up his cover crop usage and added other sustainable agricultural practices over the past 15 years.
With 3,000 acres of corn, soybeans, and cotton, row crops are the most abundantly grown commodity on Philip Good’s land, but he has made strides during nearly 45 years of farming to diversify his inventory.
