JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi set multiple new records in July for employment numbers in the state. First, the state reached a new record low unemployment rate of 2.7%. Additionally, total non-farm employment reached a record high with 1,192,200 jobs. Furthermore, at only 33,443 Mississippians, the state reached a record low for the number of une  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: With more than 3.5 billion people relying on rice as a staple nutrient, climate change threatens to impact the quality and nutritional value of this vital grain. Raju Bheemanahalli Rangappa, an MSU assistant research professor in plant and soil sciences, is empowered to find sustainable solutions to the rice crisis with a $720,500 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 17 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University researchers are advancing agricultural applications for a sustainable future with a new $750,000 grant to develop cutting-edge, soil health-sensing technology and ultimately improve farm efficiency. With the ultimate objective of developing an unmanned ground vehicle capable of independently assessing soil health, a team of scientists is using spectroscopic technology that m  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: With a new understanding of past life on the planet through fossils, a Mississippi State biological sciences faculty member is helping researchers better predict Earth's future. In a new paper published this past month in the esteemed peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Donald L. Hall Professor of Biology Matthew Brown unearths a specific area of under-studied  more