The 2022 Delta Area Rice Meeting to be held on Thursday, November 10, at 9:30 am at the Bolivar County Agriculture Center (Milton and Clarence Smith Building) in Cleveland, MS. The meeting will include reports on rice irrigation, agronomy, weed
Jeff North from the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants’ Association visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about the agricultural consulting industry in the state. Jeff relates the history of the association, how it’s organized,
Darrin, Trent, Jason, and Tom sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to do a deep dive on residual herbicide applications in the fall. Fall burndown is a popular practice in the Delta in Mississippi, but it
Brian Mills visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the USDA-NASS September crop report. Brian, Jason, and Tom discuss national and state yield projections for the major crops, how the drought in the West and Midwest
2022 Row Crop Short Course December 5-7th Cotton Mill Conference Center Starkville, MS Meeting Registration: November 18th is the last day to register with no charge. After November 18th, including at the door, the fee will be $40 per
Drew, Don, Jason, and Tom get together in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to swap stories about their experiences from the 2022 crop year, highlights from this year’s research, and a few things they might expect heading to
2022 Row Crop Short Course December 5-7th Cotton Mill Conference Center Starkville, MS Meeting Registration: November 18th is the last day to register with no charge. After November 18th, including at the door, the fee will be $40 per
Precision Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Brian Arnall with Oklahoma State University calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville talk about fall soil sampling and testing. Brian, Jason, and Tom discuss the specter of nutrient regulation, concepts related to
Don Parker is the Vice President for Technical Services with the National Cotton Council. Don visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about the organization and function of the National Cotton Council. He
Brian visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk cotton defoliation. Brian, Jason, and Tom discusses expectations for different products, product selection under different weather scenarios, and keys to trigger defoliation. More information can be found in the
Trent, Hunter, Jason, and Tom sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss harvest aids when the weather forecast is uncertain. We covered a lot of territory including late-season weather effects on soybean and rice, harvest
Chris Bennett from Farm Journal visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate two stories about farm safety. Chris talks with Jason and Tom about what, in his opinion, are two categories of farm accidents. Chris is a
Redbanded stink bug (RBSB) has been increasing across the South Delta and many fields have received multiple insecticide applications. Control options for RBSB are relatively limited. Management is typically reliant on acephate plus bifenthrin or one of these actives tank
Cotton: Tarnished plant bugs and bollworms: NAWF 5 + 350 Heat Units Spider Mites: NAWF 5 + 350 Heat Units Soybean looper: NAWF 5 + 350-400 Heat Units Stinkbugs: NAWF 5 + 450 Heat Units Fall Armyworms: NAWF 5 +
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jeff, Hunter, Tom, and Jason do a deep dive into the basic concepts of pesticide resistance. Topics include defining what resistance actually is, what it is not, resistance vs. tolerance, species shifts
Darrin Dodds, Department Head for Mississippi State University’s Plant and Soil Sciences Department visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode in the Why Ag series. Darrin describes his route from rural western Illinois to many years
Agricultural engineer Wes Lowe visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the precision agriculture tools Mississippi State University is involved in developing for growers in the state and region. Wes, Tom, and Jason discuss a range of
Brian visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Tom and Jason on the current state of the cotton crop in Mississippi. Topics include the environmental influence on where the crop is currently, variety types, PGR management,
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Brian, Whitney, Tom, and Jason discuss the current status of cotton insect management. Topics include plant bugs, spider mites, cotton growth stages for insecticide termination, and concerns with insecticide product supply.
The MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry recently submitted a Section 18 request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the use of Endigo ZC to control rice stink bug in rice. The EPA approved that request late yesterday (July 28,
Connor Webster from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about this year’s weed control in rice. Connor is a recent graduate of LSU and began his job as the rice weed scientist
Jay Mahaffey, manager of The Learning Center with Bayer in Scott, MS, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for another deep dive on managing plant growth regulators in cotton. Jay, Don, Tom, and Jason talk about the differences
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