AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAgriculture Research: Early University of Missouri wheat trials in southeastern Missouri are turning up strong results, with some locations averaging triple-digit bushels per acre and conditions helping suppress disease. Mississippi STEM & Public Health: The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is gearing up for a summer of hands-on learning, including its annual Snake Day, while the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is offering a free July 7 seafood food-safety certification course in Biloxi. Workforce & Education Policy: Mississippi lawmakers are pushing a bipartisan Community College Agriculture Advancement Act to expand USDA-backed workforce training and education at community colleges. Energy & Environment: The EPA and the Mississippi River/Gulf of America Hypoxia Task Force say states have surpassed a 2025 interim nitrogen-reduction goal, though phosphorus reductions are lagging. Space & Defense Tech: The Naval Research Laboratory is leading NASA’s INSPYRE mission to study wildfire-driven pyrocumulonimbus storms, and it also received a transportable Space Force tracking antenna to expand joint space testing. Local Tech & Infrastructure: A new Wood Flow South website from Texas A&M Forest Service maps the “what, where and when” of forest products trade for Mississippi and neighboring states.
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