Nitrogen is important for crop growth and production. Managing this valuable input for maximum plant availability is critical to ensure optimum economic returns while minimizing the potential for negative environmental effects. Urea is the standard N fertilizer product for rice production. Urea is a high analysis (44-46% N) granular N fertilizer that is ultimately converted into ammonium . . . → Read More: Rice Preflood Nitrogen Management
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 Yellow nutsedge will be the featured topic of a plot tour hosted by Mississippi State University’s Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC) on Friday, May 31, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. . . . → Read More: Nutsedge Plot Tours We continue our trend of just a couple of good days of field work before receiving a rain. In general, rainfall amounts ranged from 0.75″ to 2.5″ on Tuesday night, May 21. Planting progress increased to 48% according to the May 19th USDA report. The question of the week so far is how late can we plant. I . . . → Read More: Mississippi Rice Progress – May 22, 2013 The 2013 Scout School dates have been set. The first will be June 4th from 9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m. at the Delta Research and Extension Center in the auditorium of the main building. The last one will be on the main campus of Mississippi State University in the Clay Lyle Entomology Building conference room. . . . → Read More: 2013 Scout Schools Set  According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, May 19, 2013. Favorable conditions allowed for more field work to be completed. Operators were able to plant more corn, soybeans, and cotton. Soil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 1 percent short, 52 percent adequate, and 46 percent surplus. . . . → Read More: Crop Progress & Condition Report 5/19/2013 Progress was made with respect to planting on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week. Some areas remained wet and little progress was made whereas in others favorable conditions facilitated tremendous progress. However, what began on Monday of this week as a 20% chance of rain for Friday (today) turned into between 0.25 and 2″+ of . . . → Read More: Managing For Earliness by Brian Williams Traders have been watching planting progress closely this week. Nearby July wheat futures closed down 4 cents Friday to close the week at $6.83/bu. Wheat harvest will likely be behind schedule this year with only 29% of the U.S. wheat crop currently headed out compared to a 5 year average of 51%, however Mississippi . . . → Read More: Small Grains and Soybeans Market News In 2012 Kudzu bugs were found in four counties in Mississippi on Kudzu. All finds were along major highways suggesting they “hitchhiked” in on vehicles. The counties were Warren, Lauderdale, Montgomery, and Carroll. In the last 2 weeks we have been able to find them in Kudzu patches in Oktibbeha, Itawamba, Union, Newton, and Rankin counties. . . . → Read More: Kudzu Bug Finds in Mississippi Increasing Due to the rain and cold weather this spring a much larger percent of the soybean crop will be planted later than normal. There have been several questions lately about whether or not we should still include an insecticide seed treatment on late planted soybeans. I dug through all my old data trying to separate out . . . → Read More: Do Insecticide Seed Treatments Provide any Value on Late Planted Soybeans? I have been asked several times over the last week about the need for thrips control now that we have more optimal planting conditions. This is a good question and I will attempt to provide some valuable insight about thrips control in both cotton and peanuts. . . . → Read More: Thrips in Cotton and Peanuts |
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