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2026 Soybean Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Screening Results

2026 Soybean Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Screening Results Updated

🕔15:34, 29.Oct 2026

Iron deficiency chlorosis continues to be a common question for soybean producers, especially in the Black Belt Prairie region of the state. Each year Mississippi State Extension in collaboration with the MAFES OVT group conducts a variety screen to evaluate

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2026 On-Farm Soybean Variety Demonstration Results

2026 On-Farm Soybean Variety Demonstration Results Updated

🕔10:36, 29.Oct 2026

Choosing the right soybean variety is likely the most important decision that will impact yield potential year in and year out. Long-term data from historic on-farm variety trials have said that the average difference between the best variety at any

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2027 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids

2027 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids Updated

🕔12:32, 26.Oct 2026

This publication lists those corn hybrids which have demonstrated superior performance in the Mississippi Corn for Grain Hybrid Trials. No other source tests as many hybrids representing today’s choices in the market. Thus, this is a great starting point and barometer for you to judge performance and select the best corn hybrids for your farm.

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Annual Bluegrass Identification Guide

Annual Bluegrass Identification Guide Updated

🕔13:52, 15.Oct 2026

Annual bluegrass is a cool-season annual grass. It is commonly found in Mississippi on commercial and residential lawns, golf courses, roadsides, pastures, and cultivated fields. It is often problematic on golf course greens and fairways due to its low growth

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Cutleaf Evening-Primrose Identification Guide

Cutleaf Evening-Primrose Identification Guide Updated

🕔09:18, 14.Oct 2026

Cutleaf evening-primrose is a herbaceous winter annual or biennial weed with extremely wide variation in growth habits and leaf shapes.  The species is common in agronomic fields, pastures, roadsides, gardens, and waste sites in Mississippi.  Cutleaf evening-primrose can be a

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Row Crop Short Course 2026

Row Crop Short Course 2026 Updated

🕔08:48, 13.Oct 2026

Registration Register for the 2027 Row Crop Short Course. Registration is free of charge through November 25th. Registration at the door will be $40. Hotel Accommodations A discounted room block is available at the Courtyard Marriott for $159 per night.

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Henbit Identification Guide

Henbit Identification Guide Updated

🕔07:43, 13.Oct 2026

Henbit is an erect or spreading winter annual weed that is commonly found in crop fields, roadsides, pastures, and lawns throughout Mississippi.  Henbit is problematic in most spring-seeded crops such as corn, rice, and soybean.  Like many other winter annual

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Virginia Pepperweed Identification Guide

Virginia Pepperweed Identification Guide Updated

🕔07:21, 13.Oct 2026

Virginia pepperweed is a winter annual broadleaf weed that has become increasingly problematic in Mississippi row crop production systems. This species can emerge in both fall and spring, allowing dense populations to form before planting. While no confirmed herbicide-resistant populations

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Horseweed Identification Guide

Horseweed Identification Guide Updated

🕔15:28, 12.Oct 2026

Horseweed is an erect winter annual weed that is problematic in most Mississippi row crops.  This species emerges in early fall and forms a rosette throughout the winter.  In spring, horseweed begins to elongate upward and may persist through early

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ARC or PLC for 2026? Prices Point Different Directions by Crop

ARC or PLC for 2026? Prices Point Different Directions by Crop Updated

🕔12:29, 9.Oct 2026

Producers have until December 11 to choose between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for 2026. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened election and enrollment on September 16. Elections are made crop by crop: each crop’s base

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2026 Soybean Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Screening Results

2026 Soybean Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Screening Results Updated

🕔15:34, 29.Oct 2026

Iron deficiency chlorosis continues to be a common question for soybean producers, especially in the Black Belt Prairie region of the state. Each year Mississippi State Extension in collaboration with the MAFES OVT group conducts a variety screen to evaluate

Read Full Article▸
2026 On-Farm Soybean Variety Demonstration Results

2026 On-Farm Soybean Variety Demonstration Results Updated

🕔10:36, 29.Oct 2026

Choosing the right soybean variety is likely the most important decision that will impact yield potential year in and year out. Long-term data from historic on-farm variety trials have said that the average difference between the best variety at any

Read Full Article▸
2027 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids

2027 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids Updated

🕔12:32, 26.Oct 2026

This publication lists those corn hybrids which have demonstrated superior performance in the Mississippi Corn for Grain Hybrid Trials. No other source tests as many hybrids representing today’s choices in the market. Thus, this is a great starting point and barometer for you to judge performance and select the best corn hybrids for your farm.

Read Full Article▸
Annual Bluegrass Identification Guide

Annual Bluegrass Identification Guide Updated

🕔13:52, 15.Oct 2026

Annual bluegrass is a cool-season annual grass. It is commonly found in Mississippi on commercial and residential lawns, golf courses, roadsides, pastures, and cultivated fields. It is often problematic on golf course greens and fairways due to its low growth

Read Full Article▸
Cutleaf Evening-Primrose Identification Guide

Cutleaf Evening-Primrose Identification Guide Updated

🕔09:18, 14.Oct 2026

Cutleaf evening-primrose is a herbaceous winter annual or biennial weed with extremely wide variation in growth habits and leaf shapes.  The species is common in agronomic fields, pastures, roadsides, gardens, and waste sites in Mississippi.  Cutleaf evening-primrose can be a

Read Full Article▸
Row Crop Short Course 2026

Row Crop Short Course 2026 Updated

🕔08:48, 13.Oct 2026

Registration Register for the 2027 Row Crop Short Course. Registration is free of charge through November 25th. Registration at the door will be $40. Hotel Accommodations A discounted room block is available at the Courtyard Marriott for $159 per night.

Read Full Article▸
Henbit Identification Guide

Henbit Identification Guide Updated

🕔07:43, 13.Oct 2026

Henbit is an erect or spreading winter annual weed that is commonly found in crop fields, roadsides, pastures, and lawns throughout Mississippi.  Henbit is problematic in most spring-seeded crops such as corn, rice, and soybean.  Like many other winter annual

Read Full Article▸
Virginia Pepperweed Identification Guide

Virginia Pepperweed Identification Guide Updated

🕔07:21, 13.Oct 2026

Virginia pepperweed is a winter annual broadleaf weed that has become increasingly problematic in Mississippi row crop production systems. This species can emerge in both fall and spring, allowing dense populations to form before planting. While no confirmed herbicide-resistant populations

Read Full Article▸
Horseweed Identification Guide

Horseweed Identification Guide Updated

🕔15:28, 12.Oct 2026

Horseweed is an erect winter annual weed that is problematic in most Mississippi row crops.  This species emerges in early fall and forms a rosette throughout the winter.  In spring, horseweed begins to elongate upward and may persist through early

Read Full Article▸
ARC or PLC for 2026? Prices Point Different Directions by Crop

ARC or PLC for 2026? Prices Point Different Directions by Crop Updated

🕔12:29, 9.Oct 2026

Producers have until December 11 to choose between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for 2026. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened election and enrollment on September 16. Elections are made crop by crop: each crop’s base

Read Full Article▸

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