Homesteading: How to Preserve Your Harvest
There’s just nothing quite like popping open a jar of homemade sweet pickles in the dead of winter.
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There’s just nothing quite like popping open a jar of homemade sweet pickles in the dead of winter.
Many Mississippi landowners are weighing their options for replanting pine trees as they face a market marred by inflation, reduced stumpage prices and often an inability to conduct thinnings. Curtis VanderSchaaf, a forestry specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said landowners have several options to help them decrease these costs and get a reasonable return on their financial investment.
Mississippi’s soybean crop is literally all over the place in terms of development, but nearly all of it looks good.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture -- National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates Mississippi will have 2.05 million acres of soybeans. As of July 27, USDA estimated 59% of the crop was in good or excellent condition. Another 27% was rated fair, with just 4% in poor condition.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service named Jacob Dykes the new wildlife specialist and co-director of the MSU Deer Lab.
Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, continues to spread in deer in Mississippi, but efforts by hunters, landowners and wildlife managers are keeping the numbers in check.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or MDWFP, tested 128 deer positive for CWD from July 2024 to June 2025. That number is up from 110 deer that tested positive during the same period from 2023 to 2024.
If your summer garden feels a little static, you maybe should consider adding plants that bring movement, texture and structure to the landscape.
Pop Quiz: Is your kitchen ready for nutritious and fuss-free back-to-school snacks and meals?
Master Gardeners are known for their expert knowledge and community service, and those interested in joining this group have an opportunity to sign up for training starting Aug. 13.
Anyone growing muscadine grapes or interested in learning more about this fruit crop is invited to attend the Muscadine Field Day, hosted on Aug. 28 by Mississippi State University in Carriere.
The event takes place in the vineyard at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station’s McNeill Unit. The event begins at 9 a.m. with an hour of instruction and questions and answers.
Every year, 4-H’ers and FFA members who show livestock have their sights set on the Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions.