Agriculture

RAYMOND, Miss. -- Mississippi’s watermelon producers face a tough year as summer rains diminish what they had expected would be a good crop.

Mississippi State University will host a half-day grape workshop on July 11 for anyone interested in growing bunch grapes in the state.

Rainfall at well above normal accumulations is impacting the state’s row crops, mostly in a negative way.

Mike Brown, state climatologist with the Mississippi State University Department of Geosciences, said many areas of the state have had one and a half times the typical amount of rain for this time of year.