Cotton irrigation has been on-going for the past four weeks and will likely continue three to four weeks depending on weather conditions. Watering schedules vary from grower to grower and field to field. In addition, watering schedules vary depending on
Usually in Mississippi the major bollworm flight coming off of corn usually ranges from June 25-July 7th on average. We started getting our first calls out of the south Delta this week. Many consultants are reporting scattered worms and eggs
Over the last couple of weeks numerous calls have come in regarding layby herbicide programs. There are several options for layby programs and many have their own favorite program that they have been successful with in the past. I will
The Mississippi State University Extension Service in cooperation with Monsanto Company will host a pigweed field day near Robinsonville, MS on July 17, 2013. The field day location is just north of Tunica National Golf Course. A more detailed map
Soybeans The 2013/14 crop saw a few changes from last month’s report should be considered slightly bearish even as the market moved higher. Planted acres were revised up 0.6 million acres from last month to reflect the June Acreage report. Harvested acres
Generally the 4th of July means blooms have begun to appear in many cotton fields. However, give the late start to 2013, blooms will likely not be observed on a widespread basis for another one to three weeks. Blooms have
With the dry weather we have had recently, spider mites are starting to show up in a lot of cotton fields. Spider mites can be one of the most difficult pests to manage in cotton for several reasons.
In the last 7 days we have received a number of calls about adult plant bugs beginning to move into squaring cotton. In many cases, fields that were treated last week have higher or equal numbers this week. As we
The Mississippi State University Extension Service in cooperation with Monsanto Company will host a pigweed field day near Robinsonville, MS on July 17, 2013. The field day location is just north of Tunica National Golf Course. A more detailed map
For all intensive purposes cotton planting has been completed in Mississippi for 2013. In my estimation the majority of the 2013 crop is two to four weeks behind normal. The youngest cotton in the state is at 1 to 2
The United States Department of Agriculture along with the World Ag Outlook Board released their monthly World Agriculutral Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report June 12 around lunch. The report is the second to provide insight on USDA’s projections for the 2013
Monday’s crop progress had corn planting at 95% complete, just 3% behind the 5-year average. Soybeans are still behind schedule with planting progress currently at 71% for the U.S. crop and 88% for the Mississippi crop. That compares to 5
Monday’s crop progress had corn planting at 91% complete, just 4% behind the 5-year average. Soybeans are still behind schedule with planting progress currently at 57% for the U.S. crop and 74% for the Mississippi crop. That compares to 5
A good deal of progress was made this past week with respect to getting the 2013 cotton crop planted. Rainfall during the middle part of last week put planting activities on hold until Friday afternoon (of last week) or Saturday
No doubt this is a very late planted crop by Mississippi standards, so I was a little surprised when numerous thrips calls started coming in about a week or so ago. Usually thrips issues are much worse on cotton that is growing off slow due to cold weather or any number of issues that may slow growth.
Limited progress was made with respect to cotton planting in Mississippi during this past week. As has been the case for the past several weeks, field conditions permitted progress to be made for a short period of time before the
With all of the rainfall that we have had around most of the state, there have been a lot of questions about the impact on seed treatments. In general, most of the seed treatments that are being used in all crops are water soluble. Typical levels of rainfall should not have a negative impact on the efficacy of seed treatments, but excessive rainfall may.
The 2013 Scout School dates have been set. The first will be June 4th from 9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m. at the Delta Research and Extension Center in the auditorium of the main building. The last one will be on the main campus of Mississippi State University in the Clay Lyle Entomology Building conference room.
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, May 19, 2013. Favorable conditions allowed for more field work to be completed. Operators were able to plant more corn, soybeans, and cotton. Soil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 1 percent short, 52 percent adequate, and 46 percent surplus.
Progress was made with respect to planting on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week. Some areas remained wet and little progress was made whereas in others favorable conditions facilitated tremendous progress. However, what began on Monday of this week
I have been asked several times over the last week about the need for thrips control now that we have more optimal planting conditions. This is a good question and I will attempt to provide some valuable insight about thrips control in both cotton and peanuts.
Very little cotton has been planted so far this year given the seemingly weekly rainfall. What little cotton has been planted has struggled due to cool temperatures, water saturation, etc. In some cases, fields are not going to emerge to
Earlier this week Transform WG insecticide from Dow received a full Section 3 label for use in cotton.
Historically, we have chased the planter with the sprayer to apply residual herbicides. This presents several potential problems…
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