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2025 Soybean Variety Response to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis

2025 Soybean Variety Response to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Updated

🕔10:00, 28.Oct 2025

With all the other things going on during the 2025 soybean season, we also received a lot of calls and questions about iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC). If you’re not familiar, IDC occurs in Mississippi mainly in the Black Belt region

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2026 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids

2026 MSU Short List of Suggested Corn Hybrids Updated

🕔22:42, 24.Oct 2025

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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2025 Yield Results from the MSU Corn Hybrid Demonstration Program

2025 Yield Results from the MSU Corn Hybrid Demonstration Program Updated

🕔11:09, 11.Oct 2025

Mississippi State goes to great lengths to evaluate corn hybrid performance. These Corn Hybrid Demonstration trials are grown in numerous on-farm locations throughout the state where you can better analyze hybrid performance of our region’s most elite hybrids. Preliminary grain yield results from this year’s trials are published here.

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2025 MSU Short List of Suggested Wheat Varieties

2025 MSU Short List of Suggested Wheat Varieties Updated

🕔18:08, 22.Sep 2025

This publication lists varieties which have demonstrated superior grain production in the Mississippi Wheat and Oat Variety Trials and summarizes their characteristics. This independent information should help you select better wheat varieties for producing grain in different growing regions of Mississippi.

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Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper / Cotton Jassid Update

Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper / Cotton Jassid Update Updated

🕔17:31, 8.Sep 2025

Over the past several weeks, we have been in communication with our colleagues in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama who have been battling the two-spotted cotton leafhopper (TSCL), also commonly referred to as the cotton jassid. The two-spotted cotton

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Rice Delphacid

Rice Delphacid Updated

🕔18:51, 6.Sep 2025

Rice delphacid is a non-native planthopper pest of rice.  This insect has occurred in the rice growing area of Southeast Texas since ca. 2015. It has been a sporadic problem in second crop or ratoon rice in this area.  During

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 8/16/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 8/16/2025 Updated

🕔17:09, 15.Aug 2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending August 9, 2025 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Copiah 3 0 0 0 Lowndes 2 0 0 0 Madison 3 1 0.33 1 Marshall 2 0

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week Ending 8/9/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week Ending 8/9/2025 Updated

🕔11:52, 9.Aug 2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending August 9, 2025 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Desoto 2 0 0 0 Lowndes 4 0 0 0 Madison 3 0 0 0 Marshall 3 0

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 8/2/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 8/2/2025 Updated

🕔10:25, 2.Aug 2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending August 2, 2025 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Desoto 2 0 0 0 Grenada 4 0 0 0 Hinds 2 0

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Approved Section 18 for Intrepid 2F for Fall Armyworm in Rice

Approved Section 18 for Intrepid 2F for Fall Armyworm in Rice Updated

🕔10:06, 2.Aug 2025

In response to reports of fall armyworm infesting rice in Mississippi during early July. We requested a Section 18 use permit for Intrepid 2F in rice.  This was granted on August 1. Up to two applications may be made at

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/26/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/26/2025 Updated

🕔11:36, 26.Jul 2025

Eighty-three traps across 29 Mississippi counties detected very low southwestern corn borer activity. Only five counties reported the presence of moths, with Leflore reporting the highest count (8 moths in 9 traps). Since most of the state’s corn is approaching

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/19/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/19/2025 Updated

🕔14:12, 18.Jul 2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending July 19, 2025 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Carroll 2 2 1 2 Coahoma 4 0 0 0 Copiah 3 0

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Bollworm Management in Soybeans and Cotton

Bollworm Management in Soybeans and Cotton Updated

🕔17:56, 15.Jul 2025

Bollworm Management in Soybeans Early July starts the onset of the bollworm flight into Mississippi row crops. At this point, bollworms have been observed in a some areas of the state in R2-R3 soybeans. Most of the larvae being found

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring Program – Week Ending 7/12/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring Program – Week Ending 7/12/2025 Updated

🕔08:52, 12.Jul 2025

Trapping results this week indicate very low southwestern corn borer activity across the state, with only a few isolated instances of minimal trap catches in Leflore, Madison, and Tallahatchie counties. These findings suggest that southwestern corn borer populations remain well

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/5/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/5/2025 Updated

🕔09:34, 5.Jul 2025

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USDA Releases 2025 June Acreage Report

USDA Releases 2025 June Acreage Report Updated

🕔11:57, 1.Jul 2025

On June 30th, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual June Acreage report, providing the first official survey-based estimate of actual planted acreage for the 2025 crop year. The June report provides a critical benchmark by presenting

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Will we need to Irrigate our Corn this Year?

Will we need to Irrigate our Corn this Year? Updated

🕔11:52, 28.Jun 2025

As the corn crop nears maturity, knowing whether you need to roll poly pipe out or when you can safely terminate irrigation, without sacrificing yield, or wasting money is likely the most important decision that will affect your bottom line. This article outlines the steps needed to help make these decisions accurately and reliable.

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week Ending 6/28/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week Ending 6/28/2025 Updated

🕔08:29, 28.Jun 2025

Southwestern corn borer trap counts continue to remain low across the state.

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2025 Grain Sorghum Hybrid Suggestions

2025 Grain Sorghum Hybrid Suggestions Updated

🕔11:59, 23.Jun 2025

This article lists those sorghum hybrids which have demonstrated superior yields in the Mississippi Grain Sorghum Hybrid Trials. Thus, this is a great barometer to select the best adapted sorghum hybrids for your farm.

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring Program – Week Ending 6/21/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring Program – Week Ending 6/21/2025 Updated

🕔11:51, 21.Jun 2025

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Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring Program – Week Ending 6/14/2025

Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring Program – Week Ending 6/14/2025 Updated

🕔11:53, 14.Jun 2025

Trap deployment began this week, so minimal trap numbers are being reported. However, no corn borers were detected in the limited traps that were reported.

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Corn irrigation initiation and strategies for 2025

Corn irrigation initiation and strategies for 2025 Updated

🕔21:42, 13.Jun 2025

At the first hint of summer weather, there is often a rush to replenish moisture in corn fields with irrigation. However, this year rains have delayed needs for corn irrigation much later than normal. Since most corn has now tasseled, how will this affect irrigation management?

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Managing Tassel Shots and Nitrogen Concerns for Corn

Managing Tassel Shots and Nitrogen Concerns for Corn Updated

🕔23:32, 30.May 2025

As the Mississippi corn crop approaches tassel, crop health and weather may greatly affect crop response to various management inputs, including nitrogen fertilizer or other products. This article will discuss factors that may affect your strategy and improve your chance for a profitable response.

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Replant Considerations in Soybean

Replant Considerations in Soybean Updated

🕔16:55, 13.May 2025

Wet weather has been the story of this growing season thus far across the state. Rain has delayed soybean planting in many areas, especially on heavier soils, and what has been planted has probably been affected at least in some

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Improving Corn Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer

Improving Corn Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer Updated

🕔14:11, 25.Apr 2025

Corn response to nitrogen fertilizer is a dynamic situation that becomes considerably more challenging when rain is plentiful. This article gives recommendations to improve corn response to nitrogen fertilizer and reduce risks in the Midsouth.

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