This publication lists those corn hybrids which have demonstrated superior performance in the Mississippi Corn for Grain Hybrid Trials. No other source tests as many hybrids representing today’s market. Thus, this is a great starting point and barometer for you to judge hybrid performance and select the best hybrids for your farm.
Mississippi State goes to great lengths to evaluate, assess and analyze corn hybrid performance. These Hybrid Demonstration trials are grown in numerous on-farm locations throughout the state where you can better evaluate hybrid performance of our region’s most elite hybrids. Grain yield results from this year’s trials are published here.
Bacterial blight of cotton continues to be a disease of importance in the Mid-southern U.S. A project, sponsored by Cotton Incorporated, was recently completed and resulted in the development of a rapid, molecular diagnostic tool to detect the bacterium from infected cotton material. Even though the Mississippi Crop Situation blog is not the best venue for this type of post, the information contained in the post can reside here as a semi-permanent location for all interested parties to obtain the molecular diagnostic protocol since this project was sponsored by check-off funds.
Wheat can be a fairly consistent and productive crop which offers some benefits and diversity for your cropping system. This article will address several vital planting and fall management practices to employ to mitigate environmental limitations and optimize wheat productivity.
The program for the 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course has been finalized and registration is open to those who would like to attend. The 2018 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference
This publication lists those wheat varieties which have demonstrated superior productivity in the Mississippi Wheat and Oat Variety Trials and summarizes their characteristics. This independent information should help you better assess those varieties which are suited for your specific region.
Southern blight of soybean has been a much more widespread occurrence during the later stages of the 2018 season. Diagnosing plant diseases once plants have lost their leaves or do not exhibit all of the symptoms or signs of the fungus can be difficult. The current blog post contains information to differentiate between southern blight and some of the other more common diseases that produce interveinal chlorosis in the field.
The final cotton defoliation training will be held on Tuesday, September 4th at Mid-South Ag Equipment in Tunica, MS. Mid-South Ag Equipment is located at 4028 Josephine Road. The defoliation training will begin at 10 am and will conclude with
The second of three cotton defoliation trainings will be held on Monday, August 27th at the farm headquarters of Glen and Rodney Mast. Mast Farms headquarters is located at 2594 Carson Road, Crawford, MS. The defoliation training will begin at
A series of cotton defoliation training sessions will be held in Mississippi over the next couple of weeks. Given that a portion of this crop will defoliated somewhat earlier than in the past few years as well as the fickle
We have reached the time of year when irrigation is typically terminated in many areas of the state. Our recommendation for irrigation termination is as follows. For furrow irrigated fields, irrigation should be terminated at first cracked boll. In many
Given the time of year, here is a re-post of an article from a few years ago: The last effective bloom date is the last date that a white flower will accumulate enough heat units to mature into a harvestable
Several calls and pictures have came in this week regarding “parrot-beaked” cotton bolls. There are a number of things that can result in parrot beaked bolls including insect damage, heat stress, and water stress as well as others. The root
Numerous questions over the past two weeks regarding the presence of foliar leaf spots in cotton. For the most part, limited reports of bacterial blight and target spot have been made. However, the specific location of lesions within the cotton canopy can oftentimes aid in the proper disease diagnosis.
A relatively quiet soybean disease year. However, over the past two weeks an increased number of diseases have been observed. Septoria brown spot and target spot continue to be the most commonly observed diseases.
Here are some updated photos of the Row Rice trials as they begin to head out. This year we have nine locations in Bolivar, Leflore, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. Many thanks to the producers that have provided the locations this
We welcome you to attend the Row Crop Update at the 2018 Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council Annual Convention. This event is hosted at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Wednesday, July 25.
Overall, southwestern corn borer trap counts have been lower than normal all year and we appear to have gotten past the peak of the second generation. Additionally, the bulk of the corn has reached the dent stage and is beyond
As the corn crop nears maturity, knowing when you can safely terminate irrigation timing, while optimizing yield potential is likely the most important decision you will face. In order to make this call, you need to know when the crop will reach maturity and how much moisture is present in your soil. This article outlines the steps needed to help make this process accurate and reliable.
The 2018 MSU-DREC Rice Producer Field Day will be held on August 2, at the Delta Research and Extension Center at 3:30 p.m. The program will begin at the Capps center with a brief welcome prior to departing for the field
We have been getting reports of bollworm moth activity and low levels of eggs for about 10 days now in cotton. This week seems to be the week when the activity has really picked up and there are a lot
Corn kernel set near the ear tip may vary considerably depending on a number of cultural and environmental factors. These kernels usually don’t fill because the plant can’t supply enough energy to support all of them. Therefore, if we want to improve our yields, we need to investigate reasons why kernel set is less than desired, so we can do better in the future.
Rainfall has minimized the need for cotton irrigation in many areas up to this point. Some areas between Clarksdale and Tunica and isolated areas in the south Delta are dry and have irrigation water running. As everyone knows, cotton irrigation
The 2018 cotton crop in Mississippi has some degree of difference in terms of crop maturity at this point in the growing season. Some growers have cotton that has been blooming for nearly three weeks while others have blooms that
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