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Rice Weed Control with Connor Webster
Connor Webster from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about this year’s weed control in rice. Connor is a recent graduate of LSU and began his job as the rice weed scientist
Jay Mahaffey with More on Cotton PGRs (Podcast)
Jay Mahaffey, manager of The Learning Center with Bayer in Scott, MS, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for another deep dive on managing plant growth regulators in cotton. Jay, Don, Tom, and Jason talk about the differences
The Relationship Between Soil Fertility and Plant Diseases – Crossover Episode with The Dirt Podcast
Tom did a recent episode of The Dirt Podcast with Mike Howell from Nutrien. Tom and Mike discuss the interaction between plant nutrition and disease susceptibility.
Why Ag? Episode 6; Bruce Bond; Portland, AR
Jason’s father, Bruce Bond, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode in the Why Ag series. Mr. Bond describes his route from working as a forester to a career as a farmer in the Delta in
Spider Mite Recommendations
Over the last several weeks, the weather has been hot and dry and in some areas of the state spider mites have reached treatable thresholds. Rarely do spider mites have even distribution across the field. Generally, they tend to show
Farm Stress and Opioid Misuse in Agriculture (Podcast)
Repeat guest Mary Nelson Robertson visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss her efforts with the PROMISE Initiative with Mississippi State Extension (http://extension.msstate.edu/the-promise-initiative). In addition to the PROMISE Initiative, which is an acronym for Preventing Opioid Misuse
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board: Grow It. Show It. Win It.
First Annual Mississippi Soybean Yield Challenge ABOUT The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board is happy to announce the first annual Grow It. Show It. Win It. Mississippi Soybean Yield Challenge. Growers from all across the great state of Mississippi will have
Mid-season Fungicide Treatments in Soybean (Podcast)
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Tom and Jason have a one-on-one conversation about fungicide applications on soybean during reproductive growth stages. Topics include the history of the R3/R4 automatic fungicide application, effects of fungicide treatments in the
Soybean Irrigation (Podcast)
Trent and Drew visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about soybean irrigation. Tom, Jason, Trent, and Drew discuss critical growth stages for soybean to avoid moisture stress, signs of drought stress, use of moisture sensors to
Checking in on the New Guys (Podcast)
Corey Bryant and Hunter Bowman visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss their first year managing research/Extension programs at the Delta Research and Extension Center. Jason, Tom, Corey, and Hunter discuss projects that have been started this
Early-season Growth Regulators in Cotton (Podcast)
Jay Mahaffey, manager of The Learning Center with Bayer in Scott, MS, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for a deep dive into cotton management. Jay, Don, Tom, and Jason start with the thrips problem in 2022 and
The Hunt for Ag’s Ponzi Bandit (Podcast)
Chris Bennett from Farm Journal visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to tell a story from a fairly recent episode of criminal activity in agriculture that includes tomatoes, worms, Ponzi schemes, and bounty hunters.
Why Ag? Episode 5; Mary Nelson Robertson; Starkville, MS (Podcast)
Mary Nelson Robertson visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode of the Why Ag series. Mary Nelson describes her path from Indianola to the University of Alabama to her work with the PROMISE Team with Mississippi
The Past and Future of Palmer Amaranth Management (Podcast)
Larry Steckel with the University of Tennessee calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate his experience with herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth through the years. Larry, Jason, and Tom discuss the history of herbicide resistance of Palmer amaranth,
Real Time Mississippi Weather Data Available For Your Viewing
The Mississippi State Extension Service Delta Agricultural Weather Center offers Weather data for Growers and Researchers throughout the State of Mississippi. Please Click on the Link below to get real time weather data every fifteen minutes as well as hourly
Horseweed Rebounds in 2022 (Podcast)
Tom Eubank with Nutrien visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate his experience with horseweed. We covered a lot of real estate on horseweed. Some topics are horseweed emergence, why it possible resurfaced as a problem this
2022 Agronomic Scout School
The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2022. The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and all are welcome. Each scout school will serve as an
Soil Moisture Status and Irrigation Initiation (Podcast)
Drew and Erick visit with Tom and Jason from the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville about initiation of irrigation in corn. We recorded this on Friday, May 13 when temperatures were high and conditions were mostly dry. Many areas
Sedge Control – Crossover with Weeds AR Wild Podcast
Jason did a recent episode of the Weeds AR Wild Podcast with Tommy Butts from the University of Arkansas Systems Division of Agriculture. Jason and Tommy discuss sedge control in corn, soybean, cotton, and rice.
Redbanded Stink Bug Survey 5.6.22
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of May 5, 2022: Carrol (Carrollton)- 0/100 sweeps Humphreys- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Issaquena- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Kemper- 0/100 sweeps Lauderdale- 0/100 sweeps Leake- 0/100 sweeps Leflore- 10 adults/100 sweeps Lowndes- 0/100 sweeps
Stink Bugs and Wheat
After head emergence in wheat, it is not uncommon to find high number of stink bugs. The predominant species in Mississippi wheat, is the rice stink bug and brown stink bug. It is important to remember that it takes extremely
2022 Pipe Planner Training Opportunities
Pipe Planner Training Webinars-May 2022! Each Tuesday and Thursday at 9am CST, Irrigation Specialist Chris DeClerk with Delta Plastics will walk through the basics of Pipe Planner and answer any questions. Simply click the GoToMeeting link below, follow the instructions
