A few short weeks ago, excessive water was an issue for many; however, today many folks (particularly in the Delta) are in need or rainfall/irrigation. Given the challenging weather so far this year a couple of points should be considered
Field tour from 9 – 10:45 A.M. A field tour co-hosted with Dow AgroSciences/Phytogen will be conducted under the leadership of Drs. Dodds and Catchot. The program for the field tour is as follows: Phytogen Variety Overview – Kerry Saylors –
Over the past two weeks cotton has started growing and finally looking like cotton. Many have been hesitant until the past couple of weeks to apply plant growth regulators given the poor growing conditions that were persistent throughout most of
Bacterial blight of cotton has shown up in younger cotton in east and west MS. At present, 10 counties have been observed to contain bacterial blight cotton. To date (July 6), target spot has not been observed in the MS cotton crop.
The fourth of July is typically associated with cotton blooms in Mississippi. While some fields are blooming or will do so in the next few days; a number of fields are still one to two weeks away from blooms appearing. In general,
There is no question that we are seeing increased tolerance to the seed treatments with tobacco thrips in cotton. We made an effort this year to encourage the use of acephate either in-furrow or as an overtreatment to the normal
The updated 2017 cotton maturity guide can be accessed using the link below. Keep in mind that maturity differences depicted in this guide are in an “everything else being equal” scenario. A number of factors can affect maturity including (but
It may be the understatement of the year to say that this spring has been very challenging for the agricultural community in Mississippi. Cool, wet weather seems to disappear then return, wind and sandblasting has caused severe damage to emerged
Approximately 20% of the cotton acres intended in Mississippi have been planted; however, given the cool, wet weather as well as high winds in the north Delta over the past several days, a number of re-plants will likely be taking place.
We had unseasonably warm weather and good planting conditions during late March and early April. As a result, several cotton and peanut fields have been planted throughout Mississippi over the last month. Unfortunately, the weather has taken a turn for
Mississippi producers interested in purchasing auxin-containing herbicides intended for in-crop use on 2,4-D- or dicamba-tolerant crops must first complete mandatory online training.
In 2017, the need to maximize thrips control to avoid foliar applications will be more important than ever. With the introduction and anticipation of numerous acres with the new herbicide traits resistant to Dicamba, there will be NO INSECTICIDE tank
MSU Extension is hosting a series of meetings to be held throughout the state to prepare growers for the upcoming season. These meetings will focus on market outlooks, variety selection, weed management, insect and plant disease management, and other current crop production
MSU Extension is hosting a series of meetings to be held throughout the state to prepare growers for the upcoming season. These meetings will focus on market outlooks, variety selection, weed management, insect and plant disease management, and other current crop production
On-farm variety trials were conducted at a total of 17 location in 2016. A total of 8 locations were in the Delta all of which were irrigated. Nine locations were in the hills one of which was irrigated. With the exception
Data for the Mississippi Cotton Official Variety Trial (OVT) program has been collected, analyzed, and complied for publication. Small plot OVT trials were conducted in 10 locations in 2016 with plots consisting of 2 rows that were 35 – 40
On behalf of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, we would like to cordially invite you to attend the 2016 Row Crop Short Course to be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center near the campus of Mississippi State University
On behalf of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, we would like to cordially invite you to attend the 2016 Row Crop Short Course to be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center near the campus of Mississippi State University
On behalf of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, we would like to cordially invite you to attend the 2016 Row Crop Short Course to be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center near the campus of Mississippi State University
Although a large number of cotton acres have received at least one application of harvest aid, many acres still are in need of a second harvest aid application. For those still waiting to make a first harvest aid application, keep in
The USDA-AMS has released it’s 2016 cotton varieties planted report. The report in it’s entirety can be accessed clicking the following: 2016 Cotton Varieties Planted Report The top 10 planted varieties in Mississippi are given below:
Due in large part to the continued wet weather, cotton diseases have been on the increase over the past two weeks. Boll rot, bacterial blight and target spot have all been observed throughout the MS cotton production system.
Over the last couple weeks, we have received numerous calls about multiple caterpillar pests in Bt cotton. By far, the most common and widespread species has been bollworm, but populations of fall armyworm are also high and we have even heard
Cotton in many areas of the state has been shedding fruit for the past two to three weeks. Prior to the onset of this shed, many fields were retaining greater than 90% of the total fruiting forms. First and foremost,
A number of calls have came in this week regarding management of late season cotton growth. For the greater part of the growing season, fruit retention has been outstanding in the 2016 MS cotton crop. However, about two weeks ago
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