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Posts From Whitney Crow, Extension Entomologist

2021 Virtual Insect Scout Schools

2021 Virtual Insect Scout Schools Updated

🕔15:30, 3.May 2021

Due to the uncertainty of being allowed to hold face to face meetings during the early planning sessions for our Insect Scout Schools, we decided to pre-record the entire scout school for General Thresholds, Cotton, Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Soybean

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RBSB Ditchbank Survey: Week of 4/26/21

RBSB Ditchbank Survey: Week of 4/26/21 Updated

🕔09:28, 30.Apr 2021

As we move through the last week of April, we are finding RBSB in some locations in crimson clover. I have added the same time period for last year to give some perspective as to our numbers this year. Although,

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Early-season Weed Control with Daniel Stephenson (Podcast)

Early-season Weed Control with Daniel Stephenson (Podcast) Updated

🕔12:31, 27.Apr 2021

Daniel Stephenson with the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about early-season weed management topics…corn weed control, johnsongrass in corn and soybeans, and nutsedge control.

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Insecticide Seed Treatments in Rice 2021

Insecticide Seed Treatments in Rice 2021 Updated

🕔16:12, 22.Apr 2021

A lot of rice has been planted in the state over the last couple of weeks and most of it had an insecticide seed treatment as we recommend.  The most common insecticide seed treatments in rice are one of the

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RBSB Ditchbank Survey: Week of 4/19/21

RBSB Ditchbank Survey: Week of 4/19/21 Updated

🕔08:44, 22.Apr 2021

*Each week we sample, we will add to the previous weeks post with updated map and new counties Over the next few weeks we will be posting RBSB Ditchbank survey information. Although we feel that we had a cold enough

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Zurweller on Peanut (Podcast)

Zurweller on Peanut (Podcast) Updated

🕔15:49, 21.Apr 2021

Brendan Zurweller visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to visit with Tom and Jason about peanut planting. Topics include the 2020 crop, 2021 acres, varieties, seed treatments, and more.

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Insecticide Seed Treatments in MS Soybeans: Do They Pay?

Insecticide Seed Treatments in MS Soybeans: Do They Pay? Updated

🕔13:55, 19.Apr 2021

We have over 15 years of experience testing insecticide seed treatments in soybeans in Mississippi and have developed an extensive data set over the years of potential benefits to soybean farmers. I am a firm believer that the choice to

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Should We Treat Stink Bugs in Wheat?

Should We Treat Stink Bugs in Wheat? Updated

🕔07:57, 19.Apr 2021

Over the last week or so we have a few calls coming in about stink bugs in heading wheat. It is not uncommon to find stink bugs in wheat after head emergence. However, it takes extremely high numbers to cause

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Cotton Planting and Tom’s Culture (Podcast) Updated

🕔15:14, 13.Apr 2021

Brian Pieralisi makes a visit to the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss early-season cotton management.  Jason, Tom, and Brian discuss cotton seeding rates, plant populations, seedling disease, sand blasting, and thrips management.

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Let’s Talk about Rice (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:32, 9.Apr 2021

Jason, Tom, and Jeff Gore discuss early-season rice management, including residual herbicides, seed treatments, rice water weevils, and seedling disease.

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Soybean Planting Window is Open for Business (Podcast) Updated

🕔13:54, 6.Apr 2021

Trent Irby calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville.  Trent, Jason, and Tom discuss possible early-season soybean problems…plant populations, replants, seedling disease, residual herbicide injury.

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2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Irrigation Update

2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Irrigation Update Updated

🕔08:47, 2.Apr 2021

Due to restrictions limiting public gatherings related to the pandemic, the MSU Row Crops Team are releasing some virtual educational programs to help prepare for the upcoming growing season. These programs offer Continuing Education Units for Certified Crop Advisors who

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Justin McCoy on Soil Fertility (Podcast)

Justin McCoy on Soil Fertility (Podcast) Updated

🕔06:51, 2.Apr 2021

Justin McCoy, Agronomist with Mississippi State at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss nitrogen fertilizer on corn, timing of phosphorus and potassium applications, basic soil testing, micronutrients,

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Recording Weather across Mississippi (Podcast)

Recording Weather across Mississippi (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:41, 30.Mar 2021

Mark Silva joins Jason and Tom in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the Delta Agricultural Weather Center, which is a joint effort between the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the Mississippi State University Extension Service

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Cotton on the Horizon (Podcast)

Cotton on the Horizon (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:12, 24.Mar 2021

Brian Pieralisi drops by the podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about cotton…acres, varieties, technologies, nematodes.

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2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs- Soil Fertility Update

2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs- Soil Fertility Update Updated

🕔15:22, 19.Mar 2021

Due to restrictions limiting public gatherings related to the pandemic, the MSU Row Crops Team are releasing some virtual educational programs to help prepare for the upcoming growing season. These programs offer Continuing Education Units for Certified Crop Advisors who

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Keith Coble Visit DREC

Keith Coble Visit DREC Updated

🕔09:07, 17.Mar 2021

New Mississippi State Vice President of Agriculture, Dr. Keith Coble, shares his vision for the Division of Agriculture with Jason and Tom.

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Soybean Thoughts As the Planting Draws Near Updated

🕔14:18, 16.Mar 2021

Trent Irby hits the podcast with Jason and Tom to discuss soybean “things to think about” before the planters roll.

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March is Here….Time for Corn (Podcast)

March is Here….Time for Corn (Podcast) Updated

🕔14:17, 16.Mar 2021

Erick Larson joins Jason and Tom to talk about all things early season for corn.

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2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs- Peanut Production Update

2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs- Peanut Production Update Updated

🕔10:02, 11.Mar 2021

Due to restrictions limiting public gatherings related to the pandemic, the MSU Row Crops Team are releasing some virtual educational programs to help prepare for the upcoming growing season. These programs offer Continuing Education Units for Certified Crop Advisors who

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2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Soybean Planting Considerations

2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Soybean Planting Considerations Updated

🕔16:09, 5.Mar 2021

Due to restrictions limiting public gatherings related to the pandemic, the MSU Row Crops Team are releasing some virtual educational programs to help prepare for the upcoming growing season. These programs offer Continuing Education Units for Certified Crop Advisors who

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2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Cotton Production

2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Cotton Production Updated

🕔09:31, 5.Mar 2021

Due to restrictions limiting public gatherings related to the pandemic, the MSU Row Crops Team are releasing some virtual educational programs to help prepare for the upcoming growing season. These programs offer Continuing Education Units for Certified Crop Advisors who

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Brian Mills on Farm Programs

Brian Mills on Farm Programs Updated

🕔10:53, 3.Mar 2021

Ag Economist Brian Mills from Stoneville visits the podcast studio to discuss farm programs and risk management with Tom and Jason.

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2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Corn Episodes

2021 MSU Row Crop Educational Programs – Corn Episodes Updated

🕔09:12, 26.Feb 2021

Due to restrictions limiting public gatherings related to the pandemic, the MSU Row Crop Team are releasing virtual educational programs to help prepare for the upcoming growing season. These corn episodes include two programs discussing planting practices and stand establishment, as well as soil, water and nutrient management.

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Seed Treatment Basics (Podcast)

Seed Treatment Basics (Podcast) Updated

🕔13:06, 23.Feb 2021

Jason, Tom, and Don swap stories on cold weather, and then Tom and Don go deep on seed treatments.

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