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New MSU Extension Soybean Agronomist Justin Calhoun (podcast)

New MSU Extension Soybean Agronomist Justin Calhoun (podcast) Updated

🕔12:36, 17.Dec 2024

  Dr. Justin Calhoun visited with Jason and Tom during the MSU Row Crop Short Course in Starkville. MSU Extension Director Dr. Angus Catchot introduced Dr. Calhoun during Row Crop Short Course.  Dr. Calhoun will return to Mississippi where he

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Did You Know John Wilkes Booth Was a Farmer? (podcast) Updated

🕔14:40, 19.Nov 2024

Did You Know John Wilkes Booth Was a Farmer? Long time friend of the podcast, Chris Bennett, spent time in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to spin a wild tale with deep ties to American farming.  Chris describes the multiple

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Cover Crop Strategies in Mississippi (podcast) Updated

🕔08:46, 1.Oct 2024

  Erick sat down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about cover crops.  These have gained some prominence in areas around the state in recent years and warrant some discussion.  Erick has done a lot of

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ESA and the Herbicide Strategy; Episode 2 (podcast) Updated

🕔06:27, 26.Sep 2024

  In the second half of the episode that released September 24, Andy Whittington from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation continues to outline the requirements for herbicide use set forth in the Herbicide Strategy that was recently released by the

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Tips and Tricks for Soil Sampling (podcast) Updated

🕔07:52, 10.Sep 2024

Corey Bryant and Vaughn Reed visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about soil sampling.  Topics include sampling timing, frequency, grids or zones, etc.   There are different philosophies on how to manage this important agronomic practice, but

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Bugcast with Cook and Towles (podcast) Updated

🕔14:41, 20.Aug 2024

Unless something goes wrong, this should be the last insect podcast on real-time issues for 2024.  Don and Tyler talked about thresholds and treatment terminations for loopers, kudzu bugs, and red-banded stink bugs in soybeans and plant bugs, bollworms and

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What To Look At For Irrigation Termination (podcast) Updated

🕔10:44, 13.Aug 2024

  Drew sat down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about irrigation termination with Jason and Tom.  Podcasts with Drew often conjure up a rain across at least some areas of Mississippi.  That’s unlikely this time,

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Updated Pesticide Certification Training for Mississippi (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:56, 30.Jul 2024

Gene Merkl is the Program Manager for the Pesticide Applicator and Recertification Program with Mississippi State Extension.  Gene called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss updates to the pesticide certification training for Mississippi which were mandated

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MSU Extension with Angus Catchot and Trent Irby (Podcast)

MSU Extension with Angus Catchot and Trent Irby (Podcast) Updated

🕔10:00, 23.Jul 2024

    MSU Extension Director Angus Catchot and Associate Director Trent Irby visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio on a recent trip to Stoneville.  Angus and Trent described their new roles in Extension administration and recounted things they had learned

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Managing Weeds in Mississippi without Dicamba

Managing Weeds in Mississippi without Dicamba Updated

🕔09:34, 8.Mar 2024

On February 6, 2024, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona vacated the 2020 registrations of Xtendimax, Engenia, and Tavium herbicides (all products containing dicamba) for applications to Xtend and XtendFlex soybean and cotton varieties. This ruling applies to

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2024 Weed Management Suggestions for Mississippi Row Crops is here!

2024 Weed Management Suggestions for Mississippi Row Crops is here! Updated

🕔08:22, 7.Dec 2023

It’s here! Get the latest in weed management for Mississippi Row Crops. Click below to download! 2024 MS Weed MGT

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