Monroe County Farm Bureau

07/24/2025

07/22/2025

Forecasts for the week ahead are all saying the same thing—It’s going to be HOT!

Heat-related illness can be life threatening. So, it’s important to know what to look for in yourself or someone else and treat it right away.

The symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke are similar. Both are serious conditions, but in the case of a heat stroke, you need to get immediate medical attention.

Take these steps to prevent heat-related illness:

✅Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water. Sports drinks can replace salt and minerals lost in sweat. Avoid alcohol, high-sugar drinks, and very cold drinks.

✅Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing. Tight clothing doesn’t allow sweat to evaporate properly and can cause you to overheat.

✅Avoid outdoor activities in the hottest part of the day. Do yard work or exercise when it is coolest – in the morning and evening.

✅Eat cool, light food. Hot, heavy meals raise your body temperature.

Learn more here: https://ow.ly/z1Bg50Wecg0

07/22/2025

The 2025 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) Career Fair is an opportunity for students from CALS to meet industry professionals, network with potential employers, and gather informat…

07/22/2025

Farmers markets across Mississippi take many forms, from parking lots and city parks to pavilions and permanent structures, each bringing its own unique value to the community.

Throughout the summer, many markets host regular events that offer something for the entire family to enjoy.

The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce encourages all Mississippians to support our local producers by purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, and other specialty items directly from farmers.

By choosing locally grown products, we can work together to Make Mississippi Healthy Again, which in turn will help promote healthier lifestyles and strengthen our state’s agricultural economy.

Find a market near you at: https://agnet.mdac.ms.gov/website/FarmersMarkets/FarmersMarkets

09/16/2024

Seasonal flavors take center stage in delicious desserts

09/16/2024

Looking for Mississippi pumpkin patches this fall? Visit one of the many local farms offering fall fun, including U-pick pumpkins.

10/22/2023

We hope she never forgets as well! Thankful for her daddy and all our hardworking farmers!

06/29/2023

Don't just thank a farmer...

10/14/2022

Public Service Announcement!!! TAKE NOTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a reminder for people who have a spurw**d problem. Now is the time to treat your yards with a pre-emergent.

Timing is KEY TO CONTROL! NOW IS THE TIME!!!

The spurw**d is a winter annual w**d that germinates in the fall, producing a ground-hugging plant with parsley-like leaves. It grows in the fall and winter, blooms with tiny white flowers in late winter to early spring, then sets the seed which is the problematic sticker.

This fall/winter (October, November, December) either use a pre-emergent herbicide, or spray with a post-emergent herbicide with 2,4-D at the end of January through February to kill the w**ds before they set more seeds next spring. It may, in some cases, take an application of both. There are numerous formulations of two and three way mixes of 2,4-D, dicamba and MCPP. Make sure you read the label before purchasing that they are safe for your particular southern grass. For instance, Bermuda tends to be more herbicide tolerant than St. Augustine or Centipede.

Pre-emerget herbicides include products with simazine or atrazine. Metsulfuron (Manor®, Mansion® Blade® or MSM OD25®) or three-ways (MCPP + dicamba + 2,4-D) provide post-emergence control of spurw**d. Metsulfuron or a three-way may be tank mixed with either simazine or atrazine to improve control. NOTE: Metsulfuron will also kill bahia grass so if you have that in your yard and want to keep it, go with an alternative option mentioned above. Also, metsulfuron cannot be applied under the drip line of any trees or around any ornamental you wish to keep.

In summary: you can use a pre-emergent herbicide in mid October to December or you can wait for the w**ds to germinate and then easily kill them with a broad leaf herbicide such as 2, 4-D somewhere in the time frame of end of January through February. OR, you can tank mix a pre-emergent with a post-emergent in that time frame for improved control.

THE KEY IS TO MAKE THE APPLICATION EARLY ENOUGH IN THE WINTER SEASON TO PREVENT SEED SET! If you can do this, you will greatly reduce the population for next year, but if allowed to go unchecked, you will have more and more stickers each year!!!