This is an important question right now with the weather conditions that we have had over the last few weeks. A considerable amount of corn and a little bit of rice has been planted over the last 3 to 4 weeks. In most of those fields, the crop has either just emerged or has not emerged yet. . . . → Read More: Will cold and rainy weather impact seed treatments in corn and rice?
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 Every year I get a number of calls about calibration of sprayers. Proper calibration can mean the difference in control or failure of a product against the targeted pests and potentially thousands of dollars of savings to the grower. . . . → Read More: Calibration Tips for Insecticides  What is the importance of a neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatment in soybeans? Basically it is a risk management tool. Soybean seedlings have a tremendous amount of vigor and can tolerate a substantial amount of insect injury. However, early planted soybeans can encounter less than optimal environmental conditions which can stress plants and reduce vigor. Insect injury under these conditions is an additional stress. During 2010, it is estimated that the use of insecticide seed treatments in soybeans resulted in a value of $28.8 million to Mississippi soybean growers. . . . → Read More: Insecticide Seed Treatments in Soybeans  Sugarcane beetles (Euetheola humilis rugiceps), have caused many Mississippi corn producers major headaches in the last decade. Ironically enough, most of the problem areas are in the Hill region of the state and not the Delta region. Sugarcane beetles are certainly present in the Delta but rarely cause widespread problems in corn (to date). Sugarcane beetle infestations are sporadic in nature but heavy infestations can be very serious and require replanting in some situations. Unfortunately there are no viable rescue treatments available, so this pest has to be managed at planting. . . . → Read More: Have a Plan for Managing Sugarcane Beetles in Field Corn  On February 7th 2013, Mississippi State University hosted the first annual “Future of Agriculture Graduate Student Competition”. The goals of this event were to provide students an opportunity to present their research findings to a diverse audience that included growers, consultants and industry personnel and interact with people from different segments of the agricultural community. . . . → Read More: Future of Agriculture Graduate Student Competition 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 were conducted in 23 locations in 2012. 17 of these locations were Roundup Ready Flex trials . . . → Read More: 2012 County Cotton Variety Trials Video showing how to use a drop cloth for sampling tarnished plant bugs . . . → Read More: Video Demonstrating Use of a Drop Cloth in Cotton 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 door. Registration may be completed online at the following website: Row Crop Short Course Online Registration Meals . . . → Read More: 2012 Row Crop Short Course  Leave a comment  Allen, T., Bond, J., Catchot, A., Cook, D., Corn, Cotton, Disease, Dodds, D., Eubank, T., Fertility, Golden, B., Gore, J., Grain Sorghum, Harvest Prep, Insects, Irby, Trent, Irrigation, Krutz, J., Larson, E., Marketing, Nematodes, Peanuts, Planting, Policy, Resistance, Short Courses, Small Grain, Soil Management, Soybeans, Variety Trials, Walker, T., Weeds As we begin to gear up for wheat planting there have been several questions regarding the use of insecticide seed treatments. We have been testing insecticide seed treatments in wheat for several years and have seen a positive response in nearly every case. . . . → Read More: Insecticide Seed Treatments for Wheat Mississippi producers planted 65K acres of grain sorghum this year, up from 52K acres in 2011, and 12K acres in 2010. Grain sorghum traditionally in MS has been considered a “step child” crop that went on the worst dry land spots we had. With recent prices we have started intensely managing grain sorghum acres in MS . . . → Read More: Insect Management in Late Planted Grain Sorghum |
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