Southwestern Corn Borer Traps, June 27, 2020
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Rice Flood, It’s Okay to Let it Down
AWD is a water-saving technology that farmers can use to reduce the amount of irrigation water used in rice fields without any yield penalty. In AWD, farmers allow the flood water to recede to a “muddy” state before re-flooding the
Sealing Soils Confusion
Surface sealing in the Mississippi Delta typically occurs in soils that have a low clay and organic matter content but have a high silt fraction, i.e., most of our silt loam soils. Surface sealing, from an irrigation management standpoint, is
Heliothine Moth Trap Catches, June 25, 2020
Bollworm pheromone trap catches were not extremely high this week, but June overall set a new high average trap catch and it the high catches were distributed among most monitored counties. To give some perspective, the highest previous years of
Soil Moisture Monitoring Showcase
We are excited to announce our 2020 Soil Moisture Monitoring Showcase. Please visit the Showcase page for full access and information on the program. https://www.ncaar.msstate.edu/outreach/index.php#showcase This soil moisture monitoring showcase provides an opportunity for the Mississippi agricultural community to learn
Heliothine Trap Catches, June 19, 2020
Bollworm pheromone moth trap catches have continued to be very high again this week in nearly all traps across the state. Tobacco budworm trap catches were also high in a few traps, suggesting that worm pressure from both species could
Southwestern Corn Borer Traps, June 20, 2020
This is our first week of reporting southwestern corn borer trap counts. We had some numbers reported last week but they were extremely low (0-2). This week, a couple of traps started to pick up more moths, so we may
Surge Valves Update
Surge Valves are being investigated by the MSU Irrigation Team to increase irrigation application efficiency. When using a surge valve, water is applied in a series of on-off cycles alternating between two irrigation sets. By utilizing surge valves Producers can
Flood Irrigated Soybean Yield Considerations
Traditionally, many rice farmers chose to flood irrigate their soybeans. Rice farmers were accustomed to pulling levees in rice fields, so it was a natural fit to irrigate soybeans in the same fashion. With the decreasing water levels in the
Early Season Plant Bug Management Utilizing Square Retention
With the season progressing and the onset of pinhead square, square retention will be an important factor in early season plant bug management. Prior to bloom, monitoring square retention is highly recommended as an additional tool to compliment sweep net
Irrigation after Cristobal
It is often said here in the Mid-South that we are always 10 days from a drought! However, with the widespread and abundant rainfall received today from tropical depression Cristobal, irrigation is not really a primary concern until we rebound
Producers Benefit from Multiple Side Inlet in Rice Production.
Most of the area rice is close to the permanent flood timing or will be after this tropical depression. With water being one of the most expensive inputs of the rice producer, utilizing methods to limit the amount of water
MDAC Press Release
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE ANDY GIPSON COMMISSIONER PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2020 Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Contact: Paige Manning, Director of Marketing and Public Relations 601-359-1163 paige@mdac.ms.gov MDAC Continues to Enforce
How to Address your Strategy Regarding Tassel Applications
As the Mississippi corn crop approaches tassel, crop stage and weather conditions may affect your strategy regarding application of various management inputs, including nitrogen fertilizer or other products. This article will discuss factors that affect your strategy and improve your response.
Heliothine Trap Catches, June 5, 2020
As I have done every year since 2007, 3 or 4 pheromone moth traps each for bollworm and tobacco budworm have been erected in agricultural regions of Noxubee, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties. They are checked once per week and the
Foliar Thrips Control Options in Cotton: Pros and Cons
Thrips pressure to date has been a mixed bag. Some areas have reported treatable numbers, while in other areas seed treatments have held well. Going forward, should you need to treat thrips with a foliar insecticide there are a few
2019 Soybean OVT Foliar Disease Evaluations: Maturity Group V
The MSU OVT soybean locations were evaluated for disease during the 2019 season. Multiple diseases were evaluated at multiple locations and are provided in this post. Cercospora blight, frogeye leaf spot (when present), Septoria brown spot, southern blight, and target spot were the most commonly encountered diseases during the season.
2019 Soybean OVT Foliar Disease Evaluations: Maturity Group IV
The MSU OVT soybean locations were evaluated for disease during the 2019 season. Multiple diseases were evaluated at multiple locations and are provided in this post. Cercospora blight, frogeye leaf spot (when present), Septoria brown spot, southern blight, and target spot were the most commonly encountered diseases during the season.
How to Improve Corn Yield by Better Timing your First Irrigation
The first week of hot, dry weather has folks scrambling to get ready to irrigate and often creates more anxiety than necessary. Deciding when to start irrigating corn can not only be confusing, but can have a considerable effect on crop productivity. This article explains methods to help you make that decision and make more corn.
Planning Budget Update due to COVID-19
By: Evan Gregory, Department of Agricultural Economics Introduction COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the U.S economy and agriculture has not been immune from the downturn. Given the current economic environment, the 2020 Row Crop Planning Budgets produced by
Calibration of In-Furrow Sprays
As we finally move into drier conditions and cotton planting is starting full swing, more and more folks are adopting in-furrow sprays for thrips control. We have had several questions regarding calibration of in-furrow sprays. Below are are few tips
Redbanded Stink Bug Survey: Week of 4/27/20
We have sampled enough areas at this point to feel reasonably certain that some areas will experience issues with RBSB this season. To what extent is yet to be determined. We will likely not continue the weekly surveys in weeks
Farm Labor Program Announced
The Mississippi Congressional delegation, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi National Guard and Reserves, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and other agriculture-focused groups have facilitated the pairing of furloughed or unemployed members of the Guard, Reserve,
How to Manage Nitrogen Fertilizer for Corn During Wet Weather
Corn response to nitrogen fertilizer is a dynamic situation that becomes extremely challenging when rainy weather restricts field operations and saturates soils even longer than normal. This article gives recommendations to improve corn response to nitrogen fertilizer and reduce risk when adverse weather occurs.
Redbanded Stink Bug Survey: Week of 4/20/20
*Each week we sample, we will add to the previous weeks post with updated map and new counties This year has been unusual to say the least with the COVID-19 outbreak. During this time, worker availability has become our limiting
