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Mississippi State University/Dow AgroSciences Field Day – Dundee, MS – July 2, 2014

🕔15:38, 13.Jun 2014

Mississippi State University and Dow AgroSciences will be conducting a field day at the farm of Douglas and Chris Hood on Wednesday, July 2, 2014.  The field day will begin at 9 a.m. and will focus on Enlist(TM) Weed Control System in

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Delayed Weed Control Options in Cotton

🕔16:38, 12.Jun 2014

Rainfall throughout the state has delayed weed control applications resulting in weeds that have become larger than desired and more difficult to control.  Several calls have come in regarding sequential application options for management of glyphosate-resistant pigweeds and other species.

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Mixing Thrips Insecticides With Post Herbicides: Yes or No?

🕔11:27, 30.May 2014

We have been getting a lot of questions the last 7 to 10 days about potential injury or problems associated with mixing thrips insecticides with POST herbicides over cotton. This will no doubt be controversial, but we are going to lay it out like we would if you called.

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Simultaneous Cotton and Pigweed Emergence Issues

🕔10:18, 23.May 2014

Planting progress on the 2014 cotton crop has certainly been more timely than in 2013; however, we still lag somewhat being a “normal” planting window.  An issue that seems to be occurring on numerous farms this year is simultaneous cotton

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Cotton Re-Plant Decisions – Plant Populations

Cotton Re-Plant Decisions – Plant Populations

🕔13:15, 16.May 2014

Several calls have come in this week regarding cotton re-plants.  Making a call on re-plants is one of the most difficult aspects of crop production.  However, several things should be considered when assessing a potential re-plant situation.  The number of

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2014 Cotton Maturity Guide

🕔14:41, 17.Mar 2014

The annual cotton maturity guide has been updated for 2014.  Cotton is unique with respect to maturity indices, especially compared to commonly grown grain crops.  Generally speaking, the earliest maturing cotton varieties differ from the latest maturing cotton varieties by

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2014 Mid-South Ag Forum at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show

🕔15:13, 21.Feb 2014

The 62nd annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will be held February 28 – March 1, 2014 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, TN.  More than 400 exhibitors from more than 40 states will be on-hand showcasing the latest

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The Mississippi State University RISER Program: Efficient Methods for Furrow Irrigation

🕔11:42, 12.Feb 2014

RISER irrigation approach reduces water use by 50% while maintaining yield potential.

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Delta Ag Expo, Cleveland, MS – January 23 & 24, 2014

Delta Ag Expo, Cleveland, MS – January 23 & 24, 2014

🕔11:08, 11.Jan 2014

Attached please find the agenda for the Delta Ag Expo in Cleveland, MS. Make careful note that the dates of the meeting have changed from previous years due to a minor scheduling conflict with the Bolivar County Exposition Center.

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2013 Small Plot Cotton Variety Trial – Final Data

🕔17:09, 22.Dec 2013

Find below All data from the 2013 Small Plot Cotton Official Variety Trial. During 2013, small plot cotton variety trials were conducted near the following locations; Brooksville, Clarksdale, Itta Bena, Senatobia, Starkville, Stoneville, Tunica, and Verona. Variety trial data is segmented into

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2013 On-Farm Cotton Variety Trials

🕔14:55, 19.Dec 2013

Each year the Mississippi State University Extension Service conducts numerous on-farm variety trials in cotton and other crops.  These data are intended to complement small plot official variety trial (OVT) data that are also generated by Mississippi State University personnel.

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2013 Row Crop Short Course

🕔16:10, 5.Nov 2013

The 2013 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Bost Extension Center on the campus of Mississippi State University from December 2 – 4, 2013.  The 2013 Row Crop Short Course will begin with an irrigation symposium hosted

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2013 Cotton Varieties Planted Report

2013 Cotton Varieties Planted Report

🕔17:17, 18.Sep 2013

The United States Department of Agriculture – Agriculture Marketing Service recently released their 2013 cotton varieties planted report.  Based on their numbers, ST 5458 B2F, ST 5288 B2F, DP 0912 B2RF, and PHY 499 WRF were the four most popular

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Determining When to Defoliate the 2013 Cotton Crop

🕔15:29, 6.Sep 2013

It has often been said that cotton defoliation is more art than science.  This thought is further nurtured when harvest aids perform differently under seemingly similar conditions.  As with any pesticide application, many factors come into play when determining harvest

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Terminating Insecticides in Cotton

Terminating Insecticides in Cotton

🕔14:16, 30.Aug 2013

I have looked at several fields over the last couple weeks that should be considered safe from yield loss from insect pest. Keep in mind that termination rules for insects in cotton do not mean the crop is “bug proof” but

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2013 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide

🕔16:32, 23.Aug 2013

During the 2011 growing season Chris Main, Bob Hayes, Tom Barber, Dan Reynolds, and myself put together a defoliation guide to cover Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.  The folks at LSU have a similar guide for cotton in that state that

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Irrigation Termination in Cotton

🕔16:21, 23.Aug 2013

The time of year has arrived that growers are getting the itch to terminate irrigation applications in cotton.  In a normal year, cracked bolls are present at the present calender date; however, cracked bolls are currently the exception rather than

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Last Effective Bloom Date in Cotton

🕔15:08, 9.Aug 2013

The 2013 cotton crop looks respectable in many areas of the state.  The National Agricultural Statistics Service rated 62% of the crop as good to excellent with only 6% being fair to poor.  This crop continues to lag behind previous

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Cotton Irrigation

🕔08:58, 3.Aug 2013

Cotton irrigation has been on-going for the past four weeks and will likely continue three to four weeks depending on weather conditions.  Watering schedules vary from grower to grower and field to field.  In addition, watering schedules vary depending on

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Cotton Layby Herbicides

🕔16:07, 12.Jul 2013

Over the last couple of weeks numerous calls have come in regarding layby herbicide programs.  There are several options for layby programs and many have their own favorite program that they have been successful with in the past.  I will

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Reminder: Mississippi State University/Monsanto Company Pigweed Field Day July 17

🕔15:07, 12.Jul 2013

The Mississippi State University Extension Service in cooperation with Monsanto Company will host a pigweed field day near Robinsonville, MS on July 17, 2013.  The field day location is just north of Tunica National Golf Course.  A more detailed map

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Cotton Update and Plant Growth Regulator Use

🕔10:01, 5.Jul 2013

Generally the 4th of July means blooms have begun to appear in many cotton fields.  However, give the late start to 2013, blooms will likely not be observed on a widespread basis for another one to three weeks.  Blooms have

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Mississippi State University/Monsanto Company Pigweed Field Day – Corrected Start Time

🕔09:37, 5.Jul 2013

The Mississippi State University Extension Service in cooperation with Monsanto Company will host a pigweed field day near Robinsonville, MS on July 17, 2013.  The field day location is just north of Tunica National Golf Course.  A more detailed map

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Mississippi State University/Monsanto Company Pigweed Field Day – July 17, 2013

🕔16:16, 28.Jun 2013

The Mississippi State University Extension Service in cooperation with Monsanto Company will host a pigweed field day near Robinsonville, MS on July 17, 2013.  The field day location is just north of Tunica National Golf Course.  A more detailed map

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Cotton Progress

🕔09:30, 15.Jun 2013

For all intensive purposes cotton planting has been completed in Mississippi for 2013.  In my estimation the majority of the 2013 crop is two to four weeks behind normal.  The youngest cotton in the state is at 1 to 2

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