The fire-starter for 2022 crop input discussions is fertilizer prices. Without getting into the why for the current volatility, first recall this situation is not entirely unique. Potash at the farmgate was about 14 cents per pound for years, if
2021 Row Crop Short Course December 6-8th Cotton Mill Conference Center Starkville, MS Meeting Registration: November 19th is the last day to register with no charge. After November 19th, including at the door, the fee will be $40 per
2021 Row Crop Short Course December 6-8th Cotton Mill Conference Center Starkville, MS Meeting Registration: November 19th is the last day to register with no charge. After November 19th, including at the door, the fee will be $40 per
Holiday Floral Design Show and Workshop at the 2021 Row Crop Short Course Tuesday, December 7th, at the Mill RSVP to Kathy Johnson kathy.johnson@msstate.edu Morning: 9:00-11:00 AM Afternoon: 2:00-4:00 PM 20 slots available in each class
2021 Row Crop Short Course December 6-8th Cotton Mill Conference Center Starkville, MS Meeting Registration: November 19th is the last day to register with no charge. After November 19th, including at the door, the fee will be $40 per
In general there are a limited number of products labeled for stored grain insect management. For rice these products include Storicide II (deltamethrin plus chlorpyrifos-methyl, pyrethroid and organophosphate, respectively), Diacon IGR (methoprene, insect growth regulator), diatomaceous earth (Insecto, Protect-It, and
Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) are essential ‘secondary’ plant nutrients. Plants need less Ca or Mg than nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium, but require more of them than micronutrients. Should Ca and Mg be in the fall soil nutrient management portfolio?
2021 Row Crop Short Course December 6-8th Cotton Mill Conference Center Starkville, MS Meeting Registration: November 19th is the last day to register with no charge. After November 19th, including at the door, the fee will be $40 per
Brad Shivers visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode of the Why Ag? series. Brad describes his path from a career in pharmaceutical sales to the family farm in Bolivar County.
Brian calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to share his thoughts on the upcoming cotton defoliation season. Brian visits with Jason and Tom about different defoliation strategies given different weather scenarios. More information can be found in
Participating in the soil carbon (C) market requires baseline information about the producer’s inventory to offer potential buyers. This fall is the time for the soil carbon-curious growers to begin establishing their benchmarks. Surveys show the number of farmers participating
MSU Provost David Shaw and Vice President for Agriculture Keith Coble take time from a recent visit to the Delta Research and Extension Center to sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to discuss maintaining MSU’s momentum as a
Dr. Angus Catchot and Dr. Bronson Strickland visit the Mossy Oak GameKeepers Podcast team to discuss management of armyworms in wildlife food plots and duck holes. Special thanks to Bobby Cole, Lannie Wallace, Dudley Phelps, and Toxey Haas for sharing
Tyler Muzzi and his mother, Doreen, visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville as guests for the Why Ag? series. Tyler tells the story of how he ultimately chose to return to his family’s farm as a career.
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jason and Tom introduce a series that Tom has developed featuring stories on how people became involved in agriculture as a profession. Entitled Why Ag?, the series will kick off with Tom
Angus Catchot visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about plant bugs in cotton with Jeff, Jason, and Tom. They cover recent plant bug numbers, management strategies, economic thresholds, and insecticide selection and timings.
Eric Webster from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to visit about rice weed control in 2021. Eric, Jason, and Tom talk about Provisia and MaxAce rice research and compare thoughts on row rice production.
Brendan Zurweller sits down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about disease management in peanut. Topics include identification of southern blight, Rhizoctonia limb rot, and early leaf spot as well as scouting, management, and fungicide application
Dr. Erick Larson and Dr. Trent Irby discuss realistic options for planting crops where existing corn and soybean crops have been destroyed by the recent flooding in Mississippi. These options include corn, sorghum, and soybeans.
Brian Mills and Will Maples sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to discuss commodity marketing. Brian and Will run through scenarios for the upcoming national acreage reports and market projections for our major commodities. They also discuss strategies
Irrometer Watermark Series: Irrigation Triggers http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/irrometer-watermark-series-irrigation-triggers Introduction An irrigation trigger is the point at which an irrigation cycle starts. Starting too wet wastes water and energy, while starting too dry reduces yield. In this publication, we give guidance on how
Jason, Tom, and Jeff sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about rice management. They discuss the situation with the use of propiconazole-containing fungicides, increased rice water weevil pressure after the early-June flooding, and predictions
Title: Strategies to manage and measure soil carbon Location: Webinar Link out: Click here Description: Drs. Beth Baker, Larry Oldham, and Keri Jones with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, will discuss practical strategies for managing and measuring soil carbon
Brian Pieralisi and Justin McCoy sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about fertility in cotton. They discuss rates, sources, and timings for nitrogen, sulfur, and potassium fertilizers.
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