The numerous options for seed treatments can sometimes be confusing. They also change depending on what company you are buying from. Generally, they all perform well for what pests they are targeting but there are differences that you need to be aware of. Below is a link to an article Scott Stewart, The University of Tennessee, posted that breaks down most of the options very clearly.
This week’s release of the October supply demand report opened the door for a major decline in cotton prices. The market’s initial move, some 300 points lower, was followed by a day of higher trading; at times regaining as much
The Mississippi Entomological Association, Mississippi Weed Science Society, and Mississippi Association of Plant Pathologists and Nematologists will hold its annual conference on October 24-25, 2011 at the Bost building at Mississippi State University. The meeting will start at 1:00 pm
Cotton prices eased above the dollar sign on the week supported by strong export sales and increased concern regarding the Pakistani crop. However, the increasing value of the U.S. dollar caught the bull on Friday and pushed the market off
By Bill Hamrick and Dr. Bronson Strickland Wildlife species require suitable areas to survive and increase population numbers. These areas must provide the food, cover, and water needs of different animal species. Together, these components create an animal’s habitat. This
Dollar Cotton Returns… (And for December 2012 as well)…………Cotton prices gaped higher in Thursday’s trading (Wednesday night) and had not looked back as the market went into its close. The price chart gap appeared after the Wednesday daytime trading was limit up. The market has now reached its highest point since July 8. The technicals have returned to a decidedly bullish posture, but let’s not expect much more that a potential rally to the116-118 area without more help from Mother Nature.
The dog days of August are much better with Dollar Cotton again, that is, except for the mills. Then, for most Southwest growers it is not that exciting as most do not have any. As much as the very significant
No matter the price level, the dog days of summer are still the dog days of summer…They just come every August with the extreme heat and when growing conditions can still have a major impact on crop size. The market’s
Week ending August 7, 2011 Released: 3:00 P.M., August 8, 2011 : According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, August 7, 2011. Last week was hot
We are going on week 6 of a very high and sustained flight of bollworms in cotton, soybeans, and grain sorghum. The same control problems with pyrethroids we have had in soybeans have spilled over to grain sorghum and some
Cotton struggled all week attempting to keep its head above water, but demand continues to plague market activity. After struggling to move back above the dollar level, cotton prices ended the week at 101.77, a moral victory.
Typically cotton aphids show up in MS around the end of June and begin to peak in early July. However, the last 2 years the bulk of our aphid pressure has been occurring around the end of July. The fungus, Neozygites fresenii, use to be fairly predictable occurring somewhere around the 4th – 10th of July in MS.
The following is a very good report that Dr. Roger Leonard has recently put out on the use of ULV Malathion for late season control of tarnished plant bugs in cotton. We have also been testing this the last several years with good results but I would like to point out a couple of minor differences between MS and LA with respect to using ULV.
By Blake Layton: Fall armyworm populations were unusually heavy the past two years. They have been much lower so far this year, but this can change quickly.
As of now, I have had numerous reports of pyrethroid failures in soybeans targeting bollworms. Nearly everyone with soybeans at R1-R4 has bollworms at some level in the delta region of the state. So what is going on?
Last week we started getting calls about flushing bollworm moths in soybean fields and a few fields were at or above threshold on larvae. This week was the turning point. As of today (7/15/11) we have started treating many fields.
This week we are starting to get some calls of the first soybean fields reaching threshold for bollworms. Bollworms (Corn Earworms) can be extremely devastating to soybeans because they feed directly on all fruiting structures. Many folks are also reporting
Over the last 10 days I have started getting calls about fall armyworms showing up in late planted soybeans. We see some of this every year, and it is primarily related to larvae moving off of a grass host after
Every year when afternoon thunderstorms start popping up, the phone starts ringing about rainfastness. Rainfastness simply means the amount of time needed after application before a rainfall event for the product to still be effective. One thing I have figured
The macroeconomic lesson was the key to the cotton market this week as the sharply increased value of the U.S. dollar along with troubling economic news from across the globe sent cotton and most other commodities sharply lower. Cotton has now lost some 17 cents from the four week high. The slowing demand out of China, coupled with glowing official comments regarding a very promising Chinese crop, have offset the disastrous crop conditions in the U.S.
Spider mites have been becoming more widespread over the last two weeks. Currently we have quite a few acres that have required treatment for spider mites and several that have already received 2 applications. The hot dry weather we have been dealing with for the last couple weeks is making the problem worse, and the numerous thrips applications this year has further led to the increased problems with spider mites by removing beneficial insects early.
Week ending June 12, 2011 Released: 3:00 P.M., June 13, 2011 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, June 12, 2011. Dry weather conditions are
The 2011 Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council and Mississippi Seedsmen’s Association convention will be held again at beautiful Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama, on July 26-July 30, 2011 The Registration Packet is enclosed and can also be found on
This is certainly starting off like a “big†plant bug year. Most everyone is reporting threshold to 3 and 4 X thresholds of adult plant bugs moving into cotton that is squaring. Most people are also reporting unusually high numbers of plant bugs in group IV flowering soybeans compared to most years and I had one report the other day of a corn field 4-8 nymph plant bugs per ear on purple silk corn.
Variability between people using sweep nets can be huge. Assume four people go to the field and take 100 sweeps each. I would almost guarantee you that each will come back with 4 different counts even if the insects are perfectly uniform.
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