Podcast: Early Season Insect Management in Cotton
This podcast discusses threecornered alfalfa hoppers, thrips, and aphids in cotton. Please click the icon below to listen to the podcast.
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Threecornered Alfalfa Hoppers Damaging Young Cotton
I have had quite a few calls this year about threecornered alfalfa hoppers in cotton. There have been a few treatments on limited acres to date. In the past damage has usually been confined to field borders, but again this
Assessing Adult Plant Bug Control Migrating Into Cotton
Square retention is a critical component of early season plant bug management. I would strongly encourage you to take square retention counts along with your sweep net counts prior to bloom. Not only does this help in the decision making
Management of Slugs in MS Row Crops: Podcast
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2019 Agronomic Crop Scout Schools
Mississippi State University will be hosting 2 scout schools this year. We have transitioned over the years to make these trainings much more diverse than insect pest alone. This year we will be including insects, disease, fertility, and herbicide symptomology.
Podcast: Cotton Seed Treatments and 2019 Insect Pest Predictions
In this podcast, Angus Catchot, Jeff Gore, and special guest, Crop Consultant, Jeff North discuss cotton insecticide seed treatments and give some predictions on pest problems growers may face in 2019. Click Icon Below to Listen
Pesticide Calibration Made Easy
Proper calibration of agricultural pesticide application equipment can mean the difference in control or failure of a pesticide against the targeted pest and potentially thousands of dollars of savings to the grower. Many growers are now using rate controllers; however,
2018 Row Crop Short Course Presentations Available
The 2018 Mississippi State University (MSU) Row Crop Short Course, held in December, showcased presentations by growers, industry experts, and row crop specialists on topics such as nematode management, weed control, off-target movement of herbicides, and the 2019 economic outlook.
Seed Treatments in Cotton: 2019
(UPDATED ARTICLE FROM 2018) Over the years many have questioned whether the use of a seed treatment is considered IPM because they are used prior to the onset of a problem. In our area, and across most of the cotton
Fertilizing Crops with Poultry Litter
Poultry litter has been used to produce Mississippi crops for decades. However, most often it has fertilized hay and forage crops grown near the production facilities. The increased volatility of inorganic fertilizer prices circa 2008 led to more interest and use
Dicamba Applicator Training Workshops
Dicamba Applicator Training, which is required for anyone planning to apply dicamba herbicide products in Xtend cropping systems, is currently offered online (http://auxintraining.com) and will also be offered through in-person workshops located around Mississippi from March 4-8, 2019. Workshop locations will include Washington, Yazoo, Leflore, Marshall, Calhoun, Hinds, Lee,
2019 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops
The 2019 Insect control Guide is now available. Click picture to view online
Response of Cotton Varieties to Target Spot During 2018: Lucedale and Stoneville Evaluations
Observations of target spot were made in the MSU OVT location conducted in Lucedale and Stoneville, MS during 2018. Included in this blog post are the observations of disease on leaves as well as the percent defoliation from all 67 varieties included in the 2018 MSU OVT.
2018 Cotton Variety Trial Data
The final data for small plot official variety trials (OVT) as well as large plot, on-farm variety trials is now available. Official variety trials were conducted at a total of 10 locations in 2018 and of-farm trials were conducted on
County Extension Meeting Schedule – January 2019
Mississippi State University Extension will be hosting several county row crop meetings from January through March of 2019. Each meeting will cover issues specific to the region including management topics on agronomics, insects, weeds, diseases, and economics. A meal will
Response of Cotton Varieties to Inoculation with Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum, the Causal Organism of Bacterial Blight
Response of the cotton varieties contained within the Official Variety Trial to bacterial blight are included in this blog post.
2018 Row Crop Short Course Podcast
Darrin Dodds and Angus Catchot discuss the Row Crop Short Course and how it got to where it is today. Click Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast Logo to Play
2018 Row Crop Short Course
The program for the 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course has been finalized and over 650 people have already pre-registered for the event. The 2018 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center
Seed Cotton Base Acre Allocation and Election Producer Workshops
Two workshops will be held regarding seed cotton base acre allocation. The first will be held on Tuesday, November 6 at 1 p.m. at the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation headquarters in Jackson, MS. The second will be held on Wednesday,
2018 USDA-AMS Cotton Varieties Planted Report
The 2018 USDA-AMS Cotton Varieties Planted Report for the U.S. was released on October 4, 2018. This report is a compilation of survey data regarding varieties planted and is the only publicly available report regarding percentage of total acres planted
2018 Row Crop Short Course
The program for the 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course has been finalized and over 350 people have already pre-registered for the event. The 2018 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center
A Rapid, Molecular Detection Method for the Cotton Bacterial Blight Organism, Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum, from Infected Cotton Plant Material Including Seed
Bacterial blight of cotton continues to be a disease of importance in the Mid-southern U.S. A project, sponsored by Cotton Incorporated, was recently completed and resulted in the development of a rapid, molecular diagnostic tool to detect the bacterium from infected cotton material. Even though the Mississippi Crop Situation blog is not the best venue for this type of post, the information contained in the post can reside here as a semi-permanent location for all interested parties to obtain the molecular diagnostic protocol since this project was sponsored by check-off funds.
2018 Row Crop Short Course
The program for the 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course has been finalized and registration is open to those who would like to attend. The 2018 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference
Cotton Defoliation Training – Tunica, MS – September 4th @ 10am
The final cotton defoliation training will be held on Tuesday, September 4th at Mid-South Ag Equipment in Tunica, MS. Mid-South Ag Equipment is located at 4028 Josephine Road. The defoliation training will begin at 10 am and will conclude with
Cotton Defoliation Training: Crawford, MS – August 27 @ 10 am
The second of three cotton defoliation trainings will be held on Monday, August 27th at the farm headquarters of Glen and Rodney Mast. Mast Farms headquarters is located at 2594 Carson Road, Crawford, MS. The defoliation training will begin at
