A good deal of progress was made this past week with respect to getting the 2013 cotton crop planted. Rainfall during the middle part of last week put planting activities on hold until Friday afternoon (of last week) or Saturday
Limited progress was made with respect to cotton planting in Mississippi during this past week. As has been the case for the past several weeks, field conditions permitted progress to be made for a short period of time before the
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
Very little cotton has been planted so far this year given the seemingly weekly rainfall. What little cotton has been planted has struggled due to cool temperatures, water saturation, etc. In some cases, fields are not going to emerge to
Fall-applied residual herbicides went out on a significant amount of acreage in Mississippi during the fall of 2012. In some cases, such as where glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass is present, these applications are key components for optimizing weed control. However, in
Although performance generally drives variety selection decisions, varietal maturity is usually considered when making variety selection decisions. To that end, we have updated our cotton maturity chart for 2013. Keep in mind that several factors can affect varietal maturity and
The 2013 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show will be held on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Show hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1 and 9:00 a.m. to
The Mississippi State University Extension Service conducts large plot, on-farm variety trials each year. These trials are intended to complement the small plot Official Variety Trials (OVT) that are conducted under the guidance of Dr. Bobby Golden. Large plot trials
The 2012 Row Crop Short Course will be held from December 3-5, 2012 at the Bost Extension Center on the campus of Mississippi State University. Pre-registration is free of charge until November 30 and will be $40 thereafter including at
The 2012 Delta Crop Summit will be held on Tuesday, November 13, in Stoneville, MS. Please see the attached schedule.
Cotton harvest aid applications are beginning to go out on some of the earliest planted and/or burnt up cotton in several areas throughout the state. As most know, there are several methods that can be used to time defoliation applications;
When to terminate spider mite treatments can be a very difficult decision this time of year. Spider mites can cause yield loss directly by feeding on small squares and bolls causing them to abort, or indirectly by feeding on leaves which reduces photosynthesis not allowing bolls to fill out correctly. In many ways this indirect damage would be very similar to defoliation.
Open bolls are beginning to appear in several areas of the state which is signaling that we are headed toward the finish line with this crop. However, several calls have come in this week regarding fruiting gaps present in a
Much needed rainfall has been received over the past week to ten days in many areas of the state; however, there are several areas that remain at a moisture deficit. Rainfall in some areas of the state has exceeded 8â€
For the second year in a row bacterial blight of cotton has been observed on numerous acres in the MS production system. Compared to 2011, twice as many counties have been observed to contain infected plant material.
It has been a number of years since a field day was conducted at the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research center near the campus of Mississippi State University. To that end, a row crop field day will be held on
Root-knot nematode damaged cotton fields have been observed in at least two fields this season. With the loss of Temik, farmers have had to rely on alternative methods to manage high nematode populations.
Bacterial blight of cotton has once again been observed in the MS cotton production area. Angular lesions associated with the disease can easily be confused with many other foliar diseases as well as other important issues in cotton. Observe the photos for help in scouting for the disease that until the past two seasons has been a fairly rare occurrence in MS.
Up until this week, much of the crop throughout the state appeared to be in good shape. However, the onset of high heat combined with the lack of rainfall has made this a pivotal week for cotton in many areas
In general, the cotton crop in Mississippi appears to be in good shape. Some areas are beginning to need some rainfall; however, a few fields just got water off low areas a few days ago. Blooms are becoming more prevalent
Generally speaking, the 2012 crop is ahead of where we typically are at this time of year. Much of this can be attributed to planting earlier than usual due to warm weather conditions earlier in the spring. Blooms have already
Cotton planting is all but completed for the 2012 growing season. Given current cotton prices the number of acres of cotton planted behind wheat will likely be very small this year. Cotton growth stages throughout the state range from one
Hail damage has occurred in scattered areas over the past week to ten days. Areas around Clarksdale, Sledge, and Yazoo City as well as others have been affected by hail. Deciding whether or not to replant following hail damage can
Seedling disease has been making an appearance in isolated pockets over the past week to ten days. Primarily we have been observing Rhizoctonia, also known as soreshin, on cotton in the north Delta. Seedling disease, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is
An agronomic crops field day will be held at the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center in Starkville, MS on July 19, 2012 from 9 to 11 a.m. The field day will begin at 9 a.m. with field tours concluding
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