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Don’t Forget to Register for the 2021 Row Crop Short Course

Don’t Forget to Register for the 2021 Row Crop Short Course Updated

🕔15:13, 4.Nov 2021

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

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Row Crop Short Course- Holiday Floral Design Show and Workshop

Row Crop Short Course- Holiday Floral Design Show and Workshop Updated

🕔15:11, 4.Nov 2021

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  

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2021 Row Crop Short Course (Registration Deadline 11.19.21)

2021 Row Crop Short Course (Registration Deadline 11.19.21) Updated

🕔13:50, 20.Oct 2021

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

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Stored Rice Insect Management Update

Stored Rice Insect Management Update Updated

🕔10:26, 19.Oct 2021

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

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Calcium and Magnesium Management for Plant Growth

Calcium and Magnesium Management for Plant Growth Updated

🕔14:16, 13.Oct 2021

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?

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2021 Row Crop Short Course Preliminary Program and Registration

2021 Row Crop Short Course Preliminary Program and Registration Updated

🕔09:58, 1.Oct 2021

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

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Why Ag? Episode 3; Brad Shivers, Merigold, MS (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:33, 30.Sep 2021

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.

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All Things Cotton Defoliation (Podcast)

All Things Cotton Defoliation (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:35, 14.Sep 2021

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

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Fall is For Soil Carbon Market Preparations

Fall is For Soil Carbon Market Preparations Updated

🕔16:52, 10.Sep 2021

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

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The Future of Agriculture at MSU: a Conversation with David Shaw and Keith Coble (Podcast)

The Future of Agriculture at MSU: a Conversation with David Shaw and Keith Coble (Podcast) Updated

🕔12:37, 10.Aug 2021

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

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Mossy Oak GameKeepers Podcast Collaboration- Managing Armyworms in Wildlife Plots (Podcast) Updated

🕔15:01, 3.Aug 2021

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

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Why Ag? Episode 2: Tyler Muzzi- Shaw, MS

Why Ag? Episode 2: Tyler Muzzi- Shaw, MS Updated

🕔06:46, 28.Jul 2021

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.

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New Podcast Series: Why Ag? Episode 1: Tom Allen

New Podcast Series: Why Ag? Episode 1: Tom Allen Updated

🕔06:38, 27.Jul 2021

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

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Plant Bug Management in Cotton (Podcast)

Plant Bug Management in Cotton (Podcast) Updated

🕔15:27, 8.Jul 2021

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.

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Rice Weed Control with Eric Webster (Podcast)

Rice Weed Control with Eric Webster (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:27, 6.Jul 2021

  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. 

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Managing Diseases in Peanuts (Podcast)

Managing Diseases in Peanuts (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:34, 1.Jul 2021

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

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Crop Replanting Options after the Flood (Podcast)

Crop Replanting Options after the Flood (Podcast) Updated

🕔13:01, 28.Jun 2021

    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.

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Commodity Marketing (Podcast)

Commodity Marketing (Podcast) Updated

🕔13:00, 28.Jun 2021

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

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How to Schedule Irrigation with Watermark Sensors

How to Schedule Irrigation with Watermark Sensors Updated

🕔19:51, 25.Jun 2021

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

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Rice Insects and Diseases (Podcast)

Rice Insects and Diseases (Podcast) Updated

🕔13:33, 17.Jun 2021

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

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Strategies to manage and measure soil carbon

Strategies to manage and measure soil carbon Updated

🕔15:59, 15.Jun 2021

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

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In-season Fertilizers for Cotton

In-season Fertilizers for Cotton Updated

🕔12:11, 15.Jun 2021

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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Mississippi Crop Insurance Dates and Information

Mississippi Crop Insurance Dates and Information Updated

🕔14:44, 14.Jun 2021

With the significant amount of flooding in the Mississippi Delta region, many producers are faced with either having to replant their crop, or they may have been prevented from planting their crop in the first place. As such, it is

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Questions to Answer after Flooding (Podcast)

Questions to Answer after Flooding (Podcast) Updated

🕔14:40, 14.Jun 2021

Mississippi State Extension crops specialists spend time talking about potential questions that may arise after the water recedes from the severe flooding experienced in parts of Mississippi in June 2021.  Topics discussed are corn beginning at 4:28, cotton at 12:37,

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Immediately After the Flood Soil Management

Immediately After the Flood Soil Management Updated

🕔14:47, 11.Jun 2021

All photos courtesy of Tucker Miller Flooding is challenging Mississippi families, homes, and farms again, hence, this should be a review for many readers. The first Mississippi Crop Situation post about flooded soils was published in May 2011. There is

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