Podcast: Cotton and Soybean Insect Update 8/13/19
Entomologist discuss insect pest situation in cotton and soybeans for the week of August 12, 2019 Click the icon to listen.
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Podcast: Cotton Insect Update 7/31/19
Click the icon below to listen to the latest podcast where Angus Catchot, Jeff Gore, and Don Cook discuss the current insect situation in cotton around the state.
Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus: First Report in MS in 2019, Identification and Management Considerations
A lot of information regarding a new cotton virus, cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV), has been swirling around the internet since last fall. A low number of CLRDV-positive samples were detected from Coahoma County, MS last week. The current blog post contains information regarding the virus.
Podcast: Spider Mite Management and Rainfastness of Insecticides
This podcast discusses spider mite management and rainfastness of insecticide. Click the icon below to listen.
MS Ag Industry Council – 2019 Row Crop Update
We welcome you to attend the Row Crop Update at the 2019 Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council Annual Convention. This event is hosted at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Wednesday, July 24 starting at 8:00am.
Bollworm Management in Cotton: 2019 Guidelines
As we write this article, July 10, 2019, there are only sporadic reports of bollworm eggs beginning to show up in MS cotton. Generally the first big bollworm flight begins around the week of July 4 and peaks around July
Podcast: Week of 6/24/19 Insect Pest Update in Cotton and Soybean
Angus Catchot, Jeff Gore, and Don Cook discuss the current situation with insect pests in cotton and soybean for the week of June 24, 2019. Click the image below to listen to the podcast.
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.
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
Click to listen Management of Slugs in MS Row Crops Podcast
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
