Two workshops will be held regarding seed cotton base acre allocation. The first will be held on Tuesday, November 6 at 1 p.m. at the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation headquarters in Jackson, MS. The second will be held on Wednesday,
The 2018 USDA-AMS Cotton Varieties Planted Report for the U.S. was released on October 4, 2018. This report is a compilation of survey data regarding varieties planted and is the only publicly available report regarding percentage of total acres planted
The program for the 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course has been finalized and over 350 people have already pre-registered for the event. The 2018 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center
The program for the 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course has been finalized and registration is open to those who would like to attend. The 2018 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference
The final cotton defoliation training will be held on Tuesday, September 4th at Mid-South Ag Equipment in Tunica, MS. Mid-South Ag Equipment is located at 4028 Josephine Road. The defoliation training will begin at 10 am and will conclude with
The second of three cotton defoliation trainings will be held on Monday, August 27th at the farm headquarters of Glen and Rodney Mast. Mast Farms headquarters is located at 2594 Carson Road, Crawford, MS. The defoliation training will begin at
A series of cotton defoliation training sessions will be held in Mississippi over the next couple of weeks. Given that a portion of this crop will defoliated somewhat earlier than in the past few years as well as the fickle
We have reached the time of year when irrigation is typically terminated in many areas of the state. Our recommendation for irrigation termination is as follows. For furrow irrigated fields, irrigation should be terminated at first cracked boll. In many
Given the time of year, here is a re-post of an article from a few years ago: The last effective bloom date is the last date that a white flower will accumulate enough heat units to mature into a harvestable
Several calls and pictures have came in this week regarding “parrot-beaked” cotton bolls. There are a number of things that can result in parrot beaked bolls including insect damage, heat stress, and water stress as well as others. The root
Rainfall has minimized the need for cotton irrigation in many areas up to this point. Some areas between Clarksdale and Tunica and isolated areas in the south Delta are dry and have irrigation water running. As everyone knows, cotton irrigation
The 2018 cotton crop in Mississippi has some degree of difference in terms of crop maturity at this point in the growing season. Some growers have cotton that has been blooming for nearly three weeks while others have blooms that
So far, the 2018 cotton crop is off to a good start. Good growing conditions caused cotton to grow off from thrips pretty quick and plant bugs have been fairly light so far this year. A lot of cotton has
Numerous questions have came in over the past 7-10 days regarding managing cotton growth with plant growth regulators. While every situation can be unique with respect to cotton growth and development and subsequent plant growth regulator use, the slides given
Mississippi State University will be hosting 2 scout schools this year. We have transitioned over the years to make these trainings much more diverse than insect pest alone. This year we will be including insects, disease, fertility, and herbicide symptomology.
As the 2018 cotton season approaches, it is a good time to look back at 2017. From an insect management standpoint, the number one thing that stands out about last year is the amount of foliar sprays that were made
Observations of target spot were made in the MSU OVT location conducted in Lucedale, MS during 2017. Included in this blog post are the observations of disease on leaves as well as the percent defoliation from all 52 varieties included.
After a lengthy delay in getting fiber data back, final data for both the on-farm variety trial program and the small plot Official Variety Trial (OVT) are now available. Please follow the links below to access these data. Mississippi State
Cotton variety trials were conducted throughout Mississippi in 2017. Small plot official variety trials (OVT) were conducted at the following nine locations: Verona (dryland), Starkville (dryland), Brooksville (dryland), Senatobia (dryland), Lucedale (dryland), Tunica (irrigated), Clarksdale (dryland), Stoneville (irrigated), and Eden
The United States Department of Agriculture – Agriculture Marketing Service released it’s annual cotton varieties planted report. The report captures what was observed in 2017 with respect to heavy adoption of Xtend(R) cotton varieties in Mississippi. Based on the USDA-AMS
The 2017 Row Crop Short Course will be held at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville, MS on December 4-6th, 2017. The program will kick off on Monday, December 4th at 9 am with a cover crop symposium. Several growers
The 2017 Row Crop Short Course hosted by Mississippi State University will be held Dec. 4-6, 2017 at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville, MS. Pre-registration is free until November 27th and will be $40 thereafter including at the door.
Unsightly spots on cotton leaves are becoming more common as the year progresses. There are a number of things that can cause cotton leaf spotting including herbicide injury, disease, insect feeding (i.e. spider mites), or numerous other factors. The focus of this
Generally speaking as we approach this time of year, the discussion in cotton turns to irrigation termination. However, given that we are about 10-14 days later than “normal” numerous questions are still be posed regarding late season fertilizer applications. A number
You are welcome to attend the Row Crop Update at the Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council Conference. The conference is hosted at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Wednesday, July 26.
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