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SuperTalk Mississippi Media announced on Friday the 12th annual Radiothon benefitting the Palmer Home for Children to be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Listeners across the region are invited to tune in to SuperTalk Mississippi on their radios or online from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to hear from...

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Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes,

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Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive. The latest hurdle comes from a slow-moving threat — a mass influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico that is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River. Not only is the saltwater intrusion threatening drinking water supplies for communities, but it can also kill citrus see...

Citrus farmers in the southeast corner of Louisiana are scrambling to find ways to irrigate their crops with fresh water

"They know how to survive, but there’s no getting around how dire the situation is."

"It doesn’t look too good" for the state's once-thriving citrus farms, said an agriculture official.