Nature's Gleaners

Nature's Gleaners

Canada Geese Gleaning on North Farm
Photo by Kat Lawrence

October 7, 2015

Canada geese glean a field Wednesday morning [Oct. 7] at Mississippi State's . Known by many as North Farm, the 750-acre facility includes 550 acres of tillable land for a variety of research projects in the . Research crops include cotton, soybeans, corn, sweet potatoes, grain sorghum and peanuts, among others. Along with tillable acreage, research is performed with turf, ornamentals, and aquatic weeds and plants. is located at the entrance of the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center.