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FREE Soybean Cyst Nematode Testing Through August 30, 2019

FREE Soybean Cyst Nematode Testing Through August 30, 2019 Updated

🕔11:59, 29.Mar 2019

The Mississippi State University Extension Service is offering free Soybean Cyst Nematode testing through August 30, 2019. For details click the links below. Soybean Cyst Nematode Sample Submission Form SCOUTING AND SOIL TESTING FOR SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE

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Late Season Paraquat Drift on Rice

Late Season Paraquat Drift on Rice Updated

🕔19:01, 21.Mar 2019

Last week we presented the early season effects of paraquat on rice research of PhD. candidate Ben Lawrence.  This week we would like to present the work of Justin McCoy, a PhD candidate under the direction of Dr. Bobby Golden. 

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Fertilizing Crops with Poultry Litter Updated

🕔10:48, 12.Mar 2019

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

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2018 Soybean OVT Foliar Disease Evaluations: Maturity Group IV

2018 Soybean OVT Foliar Disease Evaluations: Maturity Group IV Updated

🕔17:33, 1.Mar 2019

The MSU OVT soybean locations were evaluated for disease during the 2018 season. Multiple diseases were evaluated at multiple locations and are provided in this post. Cercospora blight, Septoria brown spot and target spot were the three most commonly encountered diseases during the season.

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Dicamba Applicator Training Workshops

Dicamba Applicator Training Workshops Updated

🕔16:07, 28.Feb 2019

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,

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2018 Soybean Official Variety Trial Phytotoxicity Evaluations

2018 Soybean Official Variety Trial Phytotoxicity Evaluations Updated

🕔15:05, 28.Feb 2019

Evaluations of the entries contained in the MSU Official Variety Trial were screened for their response to a fungicide that produces phytotoxicity. Even though differences exist within the commercially available fungicides regarding the amount of phytotoxicity observed over the past few season, the associated evaluations should provide guidance as to the specific response of commercial variety offerings. As has been stated in the past, no yield losses have been observed to occur as a result of the phytotoxicity associated with the commercially labeled fungicides for application to soybean.

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The Cost of Flood Irrigation Soybeans, Year Three Summary

The Cost of Flood Irrigation Soybeans, Year Three Summary Updated

🕔15:34, 8.Feb 2019

The Irrigation Team at MSU was requested in 2016 to investigate the effects of flood and furrow irrigation by interested farmers.  Traditionally, many rice farmers chose to flood irrigate their soybeans.  Rice farmers were accustom to pulling levees in rice

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2019 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops

2019 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops Updated

🕔13:29, 5.Feb 2019

The 2019 Insect control Guide is now available. Click picture to view online

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County Extension Meeting Schedule – January 2019

County Extension Meeting Schedule – January 2019 Updated

🕔11:27, 20.Dec 2018

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

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2019 Soybean Variety Suggestions

2019 Soybean Variety Suggestions Updated

🕔11:20, 11.Dec 2018

Variety selection is an incredibly important management decision for soybean production. Factors such as soil texture, planting date, irrigation capabilities, row spacing, harvest capacity, among others, may influence the decision of selecting an appropriate variety. There are many excellent varieties to choose from that

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2018 Row Crop Short Course Podcast

2018 Row Crop Short Course Podcast Updated

🕔08:35, 1.Dec 2018

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

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2018 Soybean Stem Canker Inoculated Variety Trial Evaluations

2018 Soybean Stem Canker Inoculated Variety Trial Evaluations Updated

🕔14:08, 28.Nov 2018

The cultivars contained in the Mississippi State University Official Variety Trial (OVT), as well as a few additional cultivars, were field-evaluated for their susceptibility/resistance to stem canker. Trials were conducted in Stoneville with toothpick-inoculated plants during the 2018 season. Tables contain the average of the field observations (on a 0-9 scale) as well as an assessment of resistance to stem canker (R, MR, MS, S) based on the evaluations conducted.

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2018 Row Crop Short Course

2018 Row Crop Short Course Updated

🕔05:08, 17.Nov 2018

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

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Pipe Planner Training Opportunities this Week

Pipe Planner Training Opportunities this Week Updated

🕔07:33, 12.Nov 2018

There are four Pipe Planner trainings this week!  All you need is a secure internet connection to take part in a free training session.  Along with introductory lessons as to how to run Pipe Planner, attendees will be able to

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Pipe Planner trainings will begin this week!

Pipe Planner trainings will begin this week! Updated

🕔06:53, 5.Nov 2018

Pipe Planner trainings will begin this week!  All you need is a secure internet connection to take part in a free training session.  Along with introductory lessons as to how to run Pipe Planner, attendees will be able to ask

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2018 Soybean Variety Demonstration Program Summary

2018 Soybean Variety Demonstration Program Summary Updated

🕔16:11, 2.Nov 2018

The MSU Extension Soybean Variety Demonstration Program is conducted using a set of varieties with proven performance.  These varieties are grown in a production setting on various soils and management systems around the state. The sets for 2018 represented the Roundup Ready

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Response of Soybean Varieties to Advanced Weathering

Response of Soybean Varieties to Advanced Weathering Updated

🕔08:44, 27.Oct 2018

Seed quality issues remain an important topic. Over the two weeks, portions of the MSU OVT that remained in the field post-harvest were harvested to consider quality differences between varieties. Purple seed stain as well as total damage, as a result of purple seed stain, Phomopsis seed decay and other issues that result in discoloration of soybean grain, were evaluated for the MG IV early and late and MG V early and late entries (n=133) in the Stoneville, MS loam OVT location.

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2018 Row Crop Short Course

2018 Row Crop Short Course Updated

🕔14:00, 26.Oct 2018

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

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2018 Row Crop Short Course

2018 Row Crop Short Course Updated

🕔17:20, 9.Oct 2018

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

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Sudden Death Syndrome Look Alike Part II: Southern Blight of Soybean

Sudden Death Syndrome Look Alike Part II: Southern Blight of Soybean Updated

🕔11:58, 8.Sep 2018

Southern blight of soybean has been a much more widespread occurrence during the later stages of the 2018 season. Diagnosing plant diseases once plants have lost their leaves or do not exhibit all of the symptoms or signs of the fungus can be difficult. The current blog post contains information to differentiate between southern blight and some of the other more common diseases that produce interveinal chlorosis in the field.

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Soybean Disease Update July 20, 2018

Soybean Disease Update July 20, 2018 Updated

🕔21:52, 20.Jul 2018

A relatively quiet soybean disease year. However, over the past two weeks an increased number of diseases have been observed. Septoria brown spot and target spot continue to be the most commonly observed diseases.

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Mississippi Ag Industry Council – Row Crop Update Updated

🕔17:58, 18.Jul 2018

We welcome you to attend the Row Crop Update at the 2018 Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council Annual Convention. This event is hosted at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Wednesday, July 25.

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Potato Leafhoppers in Soybean

Potato Leafhoppers in Soybean Updated

🕔09:13, 28.Jun 2018

Every few years we have a surge of potato leafhopper calls in soybean in MS. This is one of those years. Potato leafhoppers strongly prefer smooth leaf soybean varieties and I suspect that the calls increase on years where popular

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Rainfastness of Insecticides Updated

🕔08:59, 22.Jun 2018

This article is dated but applies very well today given the pop up showers across most of the state lately. Every year when afternoon thunderstorms start popping up, the phone starts ringing about rainfastness.  Rainfastness simply means the amount of

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Considering an R3/R4 Automatic Fungicide Application in Soybean?

Considering an R3/R4 Automatic Fungicide Application in Soybean? Updated

🕔09:33, 19.Jun 2018

Numerous questions over the past several weeks regarding automatic foliar fungicides applications in soybean have been made. The current blog post should help guide decision-making regarding the R3/R4 automatic fungicide timing.

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