Here is the first Heliothine trap catch report for 2025. We will strive to report our pheromone trap catches here weekly throughout the growing season. Each county reported is the average weekly catch per trap from 3-4 traps. The traps
MSU Extension’s new Rice Agronomist Will Eubank visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to introduce himself Extension stakeholders. Will shares his background, his passion for agriculture, what led him to specialize in rice production and the innovative research and
Wet weather has been the story of this growing season thus far across the state. Rain has delayed soybean planting in many areas, especially on heavier soils, and what has been planted has probably been affected at least in some
Phil Michener Corn and Soybean Product Manager with DynaGro visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to share his thoughts on corn management in 2025. A year that began with a resounding start in most areas with early planting
On Friday, May 16th, 2025, at 12:00 PM, Dr. Elizabeth Canales will host a Lunch and Learn webinar titled “H-2A Program: Temporary Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers.” The featured guest speaker will be Brandon E. Davis, a local labor attorney
Reach out to Dr. Luis Avila at luis.avila@pss.msstate.edu with any questions.
Due to an increase in 2,4-D resistant (Enlist) crop varieties planted this year, MSU Extension specialists recommend the following points for the 2025 growing season: be aware of vegetation in fields near targeted treatment sites, apply treatment during favorable wind
This video shows how to identify vegetative growth stages of corn or sorghum in the field. In this case we inspect two different examples of corn that have progressed into rapid growth stages.
Over the past week, several reports have emerged of brown stink bugs infesting seedling corn. These pests cause damage by feeding on the stems of young corn plants. The severity of feeding damage can vary. Less severe initial damage symptoms
April 24, 2025 Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 1 adult per 100 sweeps Holmes Humphreys: 1 nymph per 100 sweeps Leflore Montgomery Oktibbeha Rankin Sharkey: 1 adult per 100 sweeps Sunflower Washington Webster Yazoo April 17, 2025 Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 1 adults
Long-time friend of the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Bobby Golden sat down in the studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about nitrogen fertilizer for midsouthern crop production. Topics include influence of environment on urea and urea-ammonium nitrate, protecting
Vegetative growth stages of corn are determined by counting the number of fully emerged leaves with leaf collars present. It is important to appreciate this methodology since it is a basis for timing many management practices, including herbicide application, sidedress fertilizer, and others.
Corn response to nitrogen fertilizer is a dynamic situation that becomes considerably more challenging when rain is plentiful. This article gives recommendations to improve corn response to nitrogen fertilizer and reduce risks in the Midsouth.
When rain or other issues limit planting opportunities, you may be wondering how to proceed with crop planting intentions. This publication helps address that question by explaining how corn responds to late planting when grown in different production systems based upon research conducted at Mississippi State University.
April 17, 2025 Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 1 adults per 100 sweeps Holmes Humphreys Leflore Montgomery: 1 adult per 100 sweeps Oktibbeha Rankin Sharkey: 2 adults per 100 sweeps Sunflower Washington Webster Winston Yazoo April 10, 2025 Attala Choctaw Hinds: 2
Jarrod Hardke from the University of Arkansas took time out of his morning to call into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss rice in the Midsouth. Rice planting has progressed rapidly. Moisture has become a concern in
April 10, 2025 Attala Choctaw Hinds: 2 adults per 100 sweeps Holmes Leake Montgomery Oktibbeha Rankin Webster Winston Yazoo April 3, 2025 Attala Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 2 adults per 100 sweeps Holmes Leake Leflore Madison Montgomery Oktibbeha Rankin
On March 31, the USDA-NASS released its 2025 Prospective Plantings Report. This report is significant for the market as it provides the USDA’s initial estimates of planted acres for the 2025 crop year. These acreage estimates are based primarily on
This map shows the latest Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi. I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center’s Website. Click on
In these tough economic times we devote considerable effort to trimming the fat and focusing inputs where they will improve return on investment. The limiting factors will vary, but these are some of many potential factors which are very important.
The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced $10 billion in direct payments to producers for eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), as provided by the American Relief Act. These one-time direct
This map shows the latest Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi. I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center’s Website. Click on
The following contains the projected PLC payment rates for the 2024 crop year. Table 1 contains the estimated MYA prices for the 2024/25 crop year from the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. The WASDE report is
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