Canales: Produce shoppers can still save
Food inflation delivers a major hit on consumer budgets, particularly for low-income Americans, who are more sensitive to price increases.
Food inflation delivers a major hit on consumer budgets, particularly for low-income Americans, who are more sensitive to price increases.
Organic produce sells for a premium because of the promise made to consumers about the way it was grown and because making good on that promise is challenging.
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service recently welcomed a new entomologist to support producers and professionals who work with turf, forages and ornamentals.
Since it’s much too late to plant for this summer’s landscape, gardeners can take notes on what they see elsewhere and make plans for their own garden next year.
The Mississippi Community Volunteers organization is the latest way Kyla Moore has embraced the volunteer spirit she’s had her whole life.
One of the things I enjoy about gardening is discovering plants that prove flowers are not the only way to fill a landscape with color.
On a hot July morning, more than 60 people walked through dusty research fields at Mississippi State University to see for themselves how melon varieties performed in the state’s summer climate.
CARRIERE, Miss. -- Muscadine producers can learn more about growing the specialty crop during an upcoming field day. The 2026 Muscadine Field Day will be held Aug. 27 at the Mississippi State University McNeill Research Unit in Carriere.
Two weeks before the U.S. Department of Agriculture officially set aside $20 million to buy U.S. farm-raised catfish under its Section 32 program on July 23, it updated its Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program. Known as ELAP, this program will pay $600 per acre per year to eligible farm-raised catfish producers who suffered inventory loss due to bird depredation.
Sometimes the best way to beat the summer heat in the garden is to plant something that truly enjoys it.