For the third consecutive week, bollworm trap catches increased in the MS Delta region, with a very high catch of 1224 caught in one trap in Sunflower Country this week (7-day total). In every county this week’s bollworm catch was
Corey Bryant and Hunter Bowman visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss their first year managing research/Extension programs at the Delta Research and Extension Center. Jason, Tom, Corey, and Hunter discuss projects that have been started this
Jay Mahaffey, manager of The Learning Center with Bayer in Scott, MS, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for a deep dive into cotton management. Jay, Don, Tom, and Jason start with the thrips problem in 2022 and
Regardless of the amount of rainfall that we have been blessed to receive thus far this growing season, we have reached the point where extreme temperatures and little to no rain in the forecast have led to irrigation being on
Bollworm moth catches were up sharply this week in the Mississippi Delta region to numbers well above average for this time of year. While most moths will lay their eggs in pollinating corn which will cause little to no economic
Catches of bollworm moths in pheromone traps were higher this week than last and were generally higher than average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm catches were also up, but were still a relatively small number. At this time
With the development of resistance to seed treatments, foliar thrips applications are becoming increasing common. This year thrips pressure has been extremely high and in some cases multiple applications were warranted. We recommend treating when you find an average of
Chris Bennett from Farm Journal visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to tell a story from a fairly recent episode of criminal activity in agriculture that includes tomatoes, worms, Ponzi schemes, and bounty hunters.
As in previous years, I will post weekly pheromone moth trap catch results here throughout the growing season. This year we have traps in 4 Delta counties and 3 “Hills” counties. Each county has either 3 or 4 traps for
Mary Nelson Robertson visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode of the Why Ag series. Mary Nelson describes her path from Indianola to the University of Alabama to her work with the PROMISE Team with Mississippi
Larry Steckel with the University of Tennessee calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate his experience with herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth through the years. Larry, Jason, and Tom discuss the history of herbicide resistance of Palmer amaranth,
The Mississippi State Extension Service Delta Agricultural Weather Center offers Weather data for Growers and Researchers throughout the State of Mississippi. Please Click on the Link below to get real time weather data every fifteen minutes as well as hourly
Irrometer Watermark Series: Installation Procedures Publication Number: P3540 View as PDF: P3540.pdf This publication series provides information and recommendations pertaining to the Irrometer Watermark 200SS, a granular matrix sensor commonly used in Mississippi for scheduling irrigation. Future publications will discuss other types
Irrometer Watermark Series: Location Selection This publication series provides information and recommendations pertaining to the Irrometer Watermark 200SS, a granular matrix sensor commonly used in Mississippi for scheduling irrigation. Future publications will discuss other types of soil moisture sensors. Users
Tom Eubank with Nutrien visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate his experience with horseweed. We covered a lot of real estate on horseweed. Some topics are horseweed emergence, why it possible resurfaced as a problem this
The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2022. The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and all are welcome. Each scout school will serve as an
Drew and Erick visit with Tom and Jason from the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville about initiation of irrigation in corn. We recorded this on Friday, May 13 when temperatures were high and conditions were mostly dry. Many areas
Jason did a recent episode of the Weeds AR Wild Podcast with Tommy Butts from the University of Arkansas Systems Division of Agriculture. Jason and Tommy discuss sedge control in corn, soybean, cotton, and rice.
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of May 5, 2022: Carrol (Carrollton)- 0/100 sweeps Humphreys- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Issaquena- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Kemper- 0/100 sweeps Lauderdale- 0/100 sweeps Leake- 0/100 sweeps Leflore- 10 adults/100 sweeps Lowndes- 0/100 sweeps
After head emergence in wheat, it is not uncommon to find high number of stink bugs. The predominant species in Mississippi wheat, is the rice stink bug and brown stink bug. It is important to remember that it takes extremely
Pipe Planner Training Webinars-May 2022! Each Tuesday and Thursday at 9am CST, Irrigation Specialist Chris DeClerk with Delta Plastics will walk through the basics of Pipe Planner and answer any questions. Simply click the GoToMeeting link below, follow the instructions
Whitney joins Jason and Tom in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to discuss Mississippi State Extension’s survey efforts for red banded stinkbugs so Mississippi growers and practitioners have the most up-to-date information on this important insect pest of soybean.
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