Mississippi crops devastated by drought
9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Adams County, MS
Amite County, MS
Claiborne County, MS
Clarke County, MS
Copiah County, MS
Hazlehurst, MS
Covington County, MS
Forrest County, MS
Franklin County, MS
George County, MS
Greene County, MS
Hancock County, MS
Harrison County, MS
Hinds County, MS
Issaquena County, MS
Jackson County, MS
Jasper County, MS
Jefferson County, MS
Jefferson Davis County, MS
Jones County, MS
Kemper County, MS
Lamar County, MS
Lauderdale County, MS
Lawrence County, MS
Leake County, MS
Lincoln County, MS
Madison County, MS
Marion County, MS
Neshoba County, MS
Newton County, MS
Pearl River County, MS
Perry County, MS
Pike County, MS
Rankin County, MS
Scott County, MS
Sharkey County, MS
Simpson County, MS
Smith County, MS
Stone County, MS
Walthall County, MS
Warren County, MS
Wayne County, MS
Wilkinson County, MS
Yazoo County, MS
Start Date: 7/15/2023
- End Date: 9/26/2023
Drought devastated crops in southern Mississippi this summer. Livestock farmers lacking hay sold cattle or fed their animals hay that should be kept for the winter months. While cattle usually begin eating hay in November, some were being fed hay in August this year.
A cotton grower in Copiah County reported that he lost about $100,000 due to a poor cotton crop.
Mississippi Today (Jackson, Miss.), Sept 26, 2023
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