2020 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops
The 2020 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops is now available. Click the following link for the online version 2020 Insect Control Guide or contact your local extension office for hard copies.
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MACA 47th Annual Conference Feb 4-5, 2020
MACA 47th Annual Conference – February 4-5, 2020 – Bost Extension Center on MSU campus The 47th Annual Conference of the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association will take place February 4-5, 2019 at the Bost Extension Center, 190 Bost Extension Drive,
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- YARA
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, Trey Cutts with YARA.
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- Farmers Business Network
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, Wade Givens with Farmers Business Network.
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- Local Seed
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, Chism Craig with Local Seed.
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- REV Brand Seed
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, John Burt Strider with REV Brand Seed.
2019: Response of Cotton Varieties to Inoculation with Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum, the Causal Organism of Bacterial Blight
Response of the cotton varieties contained within the 2019 Official Variety Trial to bacterial blight following evaluations conducted on inoculated plots are included in this blog post.
2019 Cotton Variety Trial Data
The final data for small plot official variety trials (OVT) as well as large plot, on-farm variety trials is now available. Official variety trials were conducted at a total of 8 locations in 2019 and of-farm trials were conducted on
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- New Day Precision
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, Vaughn Koehn with New Day Precision.
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- Case IH
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, Brandon Potts and Amy Unzicker with Case IH.
2019 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor Podcast- Corteva
Click the icon below to hear from one our 2019 Row Crop Short Course platinum level sponsors, Chris McClain with Corteva Agriscience.
New Paraquat Handling and Use Regulations
The EPA implemented new regulations and label updates to emphasize paraquat toxicity and reduce exposure to workers who mix, load, and apply herbicide products containing paraquat.
Use the CCA App to Get Your CEUs
Although it has been a little warm, winter meeting season is approaching. Certified Crop Advisers can be prepared to get the proper credit for their CEU’s. Do this before the meetings. #mscrops
Podcast: Cotton and Soybean Insect Update 8/13/19
Entomologist discuss insect pest situation in cotton and soybeans for the week of August 12, 2019 Click the icon to listen.
Podcast: Cotton Insect Update 7/31/19
Click the icon below to listen to the latest podcast where Angus Catchot, Jeff Gore, and Don Cook discuss the current insect situation in cotton around the state.
Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus: First Report in MS in 2019, Identification and Management Considerations
A lot of information regarding a new cotton virus, cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV), has been swirling around the internet since last fall. A low number of CLRDV-positive samples were detected from Coahoma County, MS last week. The current blog post contains information regarding the virus.
Podcast: Spider Mite Management and Rainfastness of Insecticides
This podcast discusses spider mite management and rainfastness of insecticide. Click the icon below to listen.
MS Ag Industry Council – 2019 Row Crop Update
We welcome you to attend the Row Crop Update at the 2019 Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council Annual Convention. This event is hosted at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Wednesday, July 24 starting at 8:00am.
Bollworm Management in Cotton: 2019 Guidelines
As we write this article, July 10, 2019, there are only sporadic reports of bollworm eggs beginning to show up in MS cotton. Generally the first big bollworm flight begins around the week of July 4 and peaks around July
Podcast: Week of 6/24/19 Insect Pest Update in Cotton and Soybean
Angus Catchot, Jeff Gore, and Don Cook discuss the current situation with insect pests in cotton and soybean for the week of June 24, 2019. Click the image below to listen to the podcast.
Podcast: Early Season Insect Management in Cotton
This podcast discusses threecornered alfalfa hoppers, thrips, and aphids in cotton. Please click the icon below to listen to the podcast.
Threecornered Alfalfa Hoppers Damaging Young Cotton
I have had quite a few calls this year about threecornered alfalfa hoppers in cotton. There have been a few treatments on limited acres to date. In the past damage has usually been confined to field borders, but again this
Assessing Adult Plant Bug Control Migrating Into Cotton
Square retention is a critical component of early season plant bug management. I would strongly encourage you to take square retention counts along with your sweep net counts prior to bloom. Not only does this help in the decision making
Management of Slugs in MS Row Crops: Podcast
Click to listen Management of Slugs in MS Row Crops Podcast
2019 Agronomic Crop Scout Schools
Mississippi State University will be hosting 2 scout schools this year. We have transitioned over the years to make these trainings much more diverse than insect pest alone. This year we will be including insects, disease, fertility, and herbicide symptomology.
