Mississippi Crop Report

2007 Features

2007 Christmas tree crop ready for season (11-01-2007)
Rains halt cotton harvest, yields up (10-26-2007)
Weather reduces pumpkins yields (10-19-2007)
Poultry survives each challenge (10-12-2007)
Consumers await a bumper pecan crop (10-05-2007)
State soybeans struggle toward decent ’07 yields (09-28-2007)
Peanuts enjoy good year in Mississippi fields (09-21-2007)
Timely rains help sweet potato crop (09-14-2007)
Rice harvests are high, but prices remain low (09-07-2007)
Drought hasn’t stopped state record corn yields (08-31-2007)
Sod demands decrease as water needs increase (08-24-2007)
Summer’s hottest days challenge crops, animals (08-17-2007)
High temperatures, production costs hit dairy farmers hard (08-10-2007)
July rains helped most state beans (08-03-2007)
'High cotton' is not what growers want (07-27-2007)
Gulf shrimp industry showing improvement (07-20-2007)
Long-awaited rains help pastures, crops (07-13-2007)
Rice heads toward second strong year (07-06-2007)
State corn yields cut by drought (06-29-2007)
Catfish production having a good year (06-22-2007)
Watermelons progress despite dry conditions (06-15-2007)
South Mississippi blueberries producing a good crop (06-08-2007)
Dairy farmers mark month with good, bad (06-01-2007)
Soybeans struggling with the dry spring (05-25-2007)
Timely rains boost cotton’s early growth (05-18-2007)
Dry conditions may slow peanut planting (05-11-2007)
2006 forest product decline may repeat (05-04-2007)
Poultry feed prices face uncertain future (04-27-2007)
Fruit crops escaped freeze, nuts may not (04-20-2007)
Wheat shows damage from Easter freeze (04-13-2007)
Cotton growers prepare for challenges in 2007 (04-05-2007)
Corn prices send acreage soaring (03-30-2007)
Winter wheat enters pivotal growth period (03-23-2007)

Weekly crop reports are prepared for the news media throughout the growing season, typically March through October. Most articles are valid for use within three weeks of their release date.