Kentucky farmers

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi agricultural producers shattered previous records in 2022 with an estimated $9.7 billion in production value based on high market prices that almost kept pace with higher production costs. However, Josh Maples, agricultural economist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said strong commodity prices do not reflect the sharply higher costs of production the agricultural sector faced this year.

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During 2022, two sets of the cotton varieties (39 entries) contained in the Mississippi State University Official Variety Trial were planted (5/18/22) in Stoneville. At flowering (7/25/2022), plants were inoculated with a bacterial suspension that contained the bacterium that causes bacterial blight (Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum). Plots were inoculated in 15 gallons of water/Acre.