Sustainable Agriculture

It is often said here in the Mid-South that we are always 10 days from a drought!  However, with the widespread and abundant rainfall received through mid-June in Mississippi, irrigation was not really a primary concern until we recently rebounded back to more typical summertime weather.  With irrigation season ramping up, Mississippi State University Extension Service has lots of expertise and programs available to assist with your needs. One tool that we are using to better assess soil moisture and schedule appropriate irrigation is Watermark™ sensors.

Adding lime is a cost-effective means of increasing rice production on marginal acidic soils, according to a study published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. The study examined the effects of applying lime from various sources on an acid sulphate soil in Merbok, Malaysia.