The 40th Annual Delta Ag Expo will be held January 16-17, 2013 at the Bolivar County Exposition Center in Cleveland, MS. There will be several Mississippi State University Researchers and Extension Specialist’s on hand to answer any questions you may
On February 7th 2013, Mississippi State University will host the first annual “Future of Agriculture Graduate Student Competitionâ€.
Here is a quick video showing the correct use of a sweep net in cotton.
Prickly lettuce plants are mostly covered in spines along the leaf margins and on the underside of the leaf midvein.
Yellow woodsorrel is a short-lived, herbaceous annual or perennial plant with a distinct sour taste and clover-shaped leaves.
Drs. George Hopper and Gary Jackson are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Steve Martin as the new head of the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center (NMREC).
Key identifying characteristics of cutleaf evening-primrose are the distinctive white mid-vein found on most leaves and a reddish base when cut with a sharp knife near the soil line.
Identifying features of annual bluegrass are its light green color, low and clumping growth habit, open leaf sheath, and lack of hairs.
Downy brome can be problematic in some areas in winter wheat, pastures, and also in alfalfa.
Cheat is a tufted, erect, winter annual grass species that is native to Europe. Cheat prefers open areas with full sunlight, such as cultivated fields, roadsides, and pastures.
The Environmental Protection Agency has now amended the Section 18 plant back restriction for Transform insecticide by Dow to 60 days instead of 360 days. Previously under the existing Section 18, producers that used Transform during the 2012 season were required to plant
Italian ryegrass plants germinate from fall through early spring, are highly competitive, and grow rapidly in the winter and early spring months.
Southwestern cupgrass has become an increasing problem in recent years in Mississippi.
Broadleaf signalgrass is widely dispersed throughout the southeastern region of the United States.
In Mississippi, browntop millet is found in cultivated areas, lawns, pastures, and along roadsides.
Sicklepod is competitive with row crops during their seedling stages, so the first few weeks after planting are critical for control.
One area of concern in glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth management is controlling this species on turnrows, field borders, and ditchbanks. Clean crop fields surrounded on turnrows and/or ditchbanks by GR Palmer amaranth is a common sight in areas where it
Partridgepea is often used as a wildlife forage because of the variety of species that feed off of the plant.
Written by: Blake Edwards, Tom Eubank and Jason Bond Coffee Senna Family: Caesalpinia Scientific name: Senna occidentalis Synonyms: Bricho, Coffeeweed, Septicweed Coffee senna is an erect, summer annual plant that has alternate and compound leaves along the stem with opposite
Late-emerging hemp sesbania is problematic at harvest due to its height, woody stem, and the fact that its black seed contaminate grain samples.
I am getting a lot of calls about various worms in peanuts. In nearly every case, it is a complex of multiple species. It seems that the complex in the Delta region consists mainly of the rednecked peanut worm, granulate
Sprayer cleanout after a herbicide application is a critical component to a successful herbicide application.
Over last week or so, calls have become to trickle in on sick rice after the flood has been established. In most of these cases, the rice does not want to grow with the fertilizer and a flood on it. After inspecting these fields, signs of herbicide damage are evident on the foliage. When most of the calls come in, the producers believe that it is either a fertility, insect or disease issue. However, those issues generally occur in patches or spots where some areas are worse than others. Herbicide drift usually occurs across the whole field with one side being worse than the other. Also, rice that is on the levee can give you a general direction in where it came from.
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