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Posts From Whitney Crow, Extension Entomologist

2022 Agronomic Scout School

2022 Agronomic Scout School Updated

🕔06:57, 20.May 2022

The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2022.  The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and all are welcome. Each scout school will serve as an

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Soil Moisture Status and Irrigation Initiation (Podcast)

Soil Moisture Status and Irrigation Initiation (Podcast) Updated

🕔06:55, 20.May 2022

Drew and Erick visit with Tom and Jason from the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville about initiation of irrigation in corn.  We recorded this on Friday, May 13 when temperatures were high and conditions were mostly dry.  Many areas

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Sedge Control – Crossover with Weeds AR Wild Podcast Updated

🕔10:05, 13.May 2022

Jason did a recent episode of the Weeds AR Wild Podcast with Tommy Butts from the University of Arkansas Systems Division of Agriculture.  Jason and Tommy discuss sedge control in corn, soybean, cotton, and rice.

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Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 5.6.22

Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 5.6.22 Updated

🕔08:25, 6.May 2022

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of May 5, 2022: Carrol (Carrollton)- 0/100 sweeps Humphreys- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Issaquena- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Kemper- 0/100 sweeps Lauderdale- 0/100 sweeps Leake- 0/100 sweeps Leflore- 10 adults/100 sweeps Lowndes- 0/100 sweeps

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Stink Bugs and Wheat Updated

🕔07:44, 5.May 2022

After head emergence in wheat, it is not uncommon to find high number of stink bugs. The predominant species in Mississippi wheat, is the rice stink bug and brown stink bug. It is important to remember that it takes extremely

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Surveying for Redbanded Stink Bugs (Podcast)

Surveying for Redbanded Stink Bugs (Podcast) Updated

🕔06:47, 3.May 2022

Whitney joins Jason and Tom in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to discuss Mississippi State Extension’s survey efforts for red banded stinkbugs so Mississippi growers and practitioners have the most up-to-date information on this important insect pest of soybean.

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Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 4.29.22

Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 4.29.22 Updated

🕔08:06, 29.Apr 2022

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 29, 2022: Carrol- 32 adults/100 sweeps Choctaw- 0/100 sweeps Leflore- 11 adults/100 sweeps Lowndes- 0/100 sweeps Montgomery- 0/100 sweeps Oktibbeha- 0/100 sweeps Sunflower- 1 adult/ 100 sweeps Webster- 0/100 sweeps

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Cotton Up to Bat (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:53, 26.Apr 2022

From the recording studio on the campus of Mississippi State, Tom and Brian link up with Jason in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss all things early-season in cotton.  They discuss acreage, nematode treatments, early-season disease treatment

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RBSB Ditch Bank Survey 4.22.22

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey 4.22.22 Updated

🕔14:45, 20.Apr 2022

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 22, 2022: Bolivar- 0/100 sweeps Coahoma- 0/100 sweeps Carrol- 6 nymphs/100 sweeps Holmes- 6 nymphs and 10 adults/100 sweeps Humphreys- 17 adults/100 sweeps Issaquena- 0/100 sweeps Kemper- 2 adults/100 sweeps

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Mississippi Soybean Planting Slows (Podcast)

Mississippi Soybean Planting Slows (Podcast) Updated

🕔08:45, 19.Apr 2022

Trent calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss soybean planting in Mississippi.  Jason, Tom, and Trent cover original planting intentions, adjusted planting intentions, planting progress, and early-season weed management.

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Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 4.15.22

Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 4.15.22 Updated

🕔08:32, 18.Apr 2022

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 12, 2022: Carrol- 0/100 sweeps Hinds- 6 adults/100 sweeps Madison- 6 adults/100 sweeps Montgomery- 0/100 sweeps Oktibbeha- 0/100 sweeps Rankin- 12 adults and 16 nymphs/100 sweeps Webster- 0/100 sweeps Here’s

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More on Ryegrass with Daniel Stephenson (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:54, 18.Apr 2022

Daniel Stephenson with the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to once again discuss challenges with Italian ryegrass management facing growers in the Midsouth in 2022.  Italian ryegrass has been a hot topic this spring,

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Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 4.8.22

Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 4.8.22 Updated

🕔09:48, 11.Apr 2022

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 8, 2022: Oktibbeha- 0/100 sweeps Winston- 0/100 sweeps Attala- 0/100 sweeps Leake- 1 adult/100 sweeps. Here’s how you can help: When traveling the area you work, simply sweep patches of

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2022 Scout Schools

2022 Scout Schools Updated

🕔09:09, 7.Apr 2022

The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2022.  The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and all are welcome. Each scout school will serve as an

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Commodity and Fertilizer Price Volatility (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:08, 7.Apr 2022

Brian Mills and Corey Bryant visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the fluid situation that is the current state of commodity and fertilizer pricing.  Topics covered include acreage projections, the influence of fertilizer prices on

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Wheat Diseases with Trey Price (Podcast)

Wheat Diseases with Trey Price (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:07, 7.Apr 2022

Trey Price from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about late-season wheat diseases.  Trey, Tom, and Jason talk about stripe rust and scab and management strategies for those diseases in wheat in

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2022 Agronomic Crop Scout School

2022 Agronomic Crop Scout School Updated

🕔09:01, 1.Apr 2022

The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2022.  The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and all are welcome. Each scout school will serve as an

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Where Are We on Burndown…Ryegrass, Henbit, Pigweeds? (Podcast) Updated

🕔12:55, 31.Mar 2022

From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jason and Tom dive into the status of preplant burndown.  They talk about salvage treatments for Italian ryegrass, why it seems a lot of henbit just won’t die this year, and wrap

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Mississippi Women For Agriculture Annual Conference

Mississippi Women For Agriculture Annual Conference Updated

🕔07:30, 25.Mar 2022

   

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Why Ag? Episode 4; Chris Bennett, Etta, MS (Podcast)

Why Ag? Episode 4; Chris Bennett, Etta, MS (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:28, 23.Mar 2022

Chris Bennett visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode of the Why Ag? series.  Chris describes his route from a childhood bouncing back and forth between Phillips County, Arkansas, and Amman, Jordan as a young boy

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A Take on Fuel, Fertilizer, and Decision Making with an Agricultural Consultant (Podcast)

A Take on Fuel, Fertilizer, and Decision Making with an Agricultural Consultant (Podcast) Updated

🕔15:28, 20.Mar 2022

Long-time podcast listener Hank Jones was in Stoneville for a consultants’ meeting.  He visited Tom and Jason in the Crop Doctor’s Podcast studio to talk about managing in 2022 with the increasing prices for inputs.  Topics include modifying budgets, adjusting

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What Goes Into a Pest Management Guide? (Podcast)

What Goes Into a Pest Management Guide? (Podcast) Updated

🕔15:31, 9.Mar 2022

Whitney, Don, Tom, and Jason sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Studio to discuss the nuts and bolts of the pest management guidelines that are annual Extension publications.  They touch on where the information originates, thresholds, changing ratings, resistance,

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Talking Burndown with Daniel Stephenson (Podcast)

Talking Burndown with Daniel Stephenson (Podcast) Updated

🕔08:28, 1.Mar 2022

Daniel Stephenson from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville while on a cross country drive with his family.  The cell service was shaky at times so humor some on the sound.  But as always,

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Possible Product Availability Issues; Be Flexible and Have More Than One Plan (Podcast)

Possible Product Availability Issues; Be Flexible and Have More Than One Plan (Podcast) Updated

🕔08:49, 24.Feb 2022

Don, Jason, and Tom sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss supply and pricing of farm inputs for the 2022 crop.  They shotgun a range of topics from what herbicides are in short supply to

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Nitrogen Fertilizer for Wheat (Podcast)

Nitrogen Fertilizer for Wheat (Podcast) Updated

🕔11:24, 16.Feb 2022

Erick Larson calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to talk with Jason and Tom about all things wheat fertility.  Some topics include sources, rates, and timings for fertilization of winter wheat in Mississippi.  Erick also addresses the goose issue.

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