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A metal spray system stands in a corn field.
February 25, 2025

Water management specialists with Mississippi State University have extensive advice for those implementing different irrigation techniques, but they all agree that using soil moisture sensors is the best way to irrigate.

Irrigation watering system in a garden
A drip-water irrigation system has many benefits!
August 15, 2024

If there’s one thing that’s important in gardening, it’s proper watering. Vegetable gardens need about 1 inch of water each week.

Success Stories

Standing in a soybean field, a person gestures toward another person.
Volume 11 Number 2

Allendale Planting Company in the Mississippi Delta town of Shelby has flourished under Bill O’Neal’s watchful eye for more than a quarter century, but he will be the first to say you can never have too much experience to learn something new.

A man stands in a wooden shed holding parts to a soil sensor system.
Volume 8 Number 2

Brian Andrus irrigated exactly zero times on his Sunflower County farm in 2021. He didn’t even turn on his well.

 

A man standing in a soybean field.
Volume 2 Number 3

Delta soybean producer irrigates his fields, increases yields

Most of the Delta is already irrigated, but not all farmers are taking advantage of the latest irrigation technologies. However, agents with the Mississippi State University Extension Service are increasing Delta producers’ knowledge— and application—of new, more efficient ways to water the rows.

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