Whitney visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Studio in Stoneville during the Mississippi State Extension Scout School to break down the current insect situation across Mississippi. As the growing season heats up, so does insect activity in cotton and soybean fields.
Bollworm moth trap catches were somewhat lower this week compared to last week and are at levels about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm catches remained very low.
Whitney visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Studio in Stoneville during the Mississippi State Extension Scout School to break down the current insect situation across Mississippi. As the growing season heats up, so does insect activity in cotton and soybean fields. For
Erick visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to continue an ongoing discussion of managing corn nitrogen fertility. Nitrogen fertilizer losses are inevitable with prolonged saturated soils. Erick shares suggestions for how to manage the crop at or as
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.
Bollworm trap catches were similar to last week, which is high compared to the historical average for the end of May. Tobacco budworm were barely caught at all.
Here is the first Heliothine trap catch report for 2025. We will strive to report our pheromone trap catches here weekly throughout the growing season. Each county reported is the average weekly catch per trap from 3-4 traps. The traps
MSU Extension’s new Rice Agronomist Will Eubank visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to introduce himself Extension stakeholders. Will shares his background, his passion for agriculture, what led him to specialize in rice production and the innovative research and
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
Phil Michener Corn and Soybean Product Manager with DynaGro visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to share his thoughts on corn management in 2025. A year that began with a resounding start in most areas with early planting
On Friday, May 16th, 2025, at 12:00 PM, Dr. Elizabeth Canales will host a Lunch and Learn webinar titled “H-2A Program: Temporary Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers.” The featured guest speaker will be Brandon E. Davis, a local labor attorney
Reach out to Dr. Luis Avila at luis.avila@pss.msstate.edu with any questions.
Due to an increase in 2,4-D resistant (Enlist) crop varieties planted this year, MSU Extension specialists recommend the following points for the 2025 growing season: be aware of vegetation in fields near targeted treatment sites, apply treatment during favorable wind
This video shows how to identify vegetative growth stages of corn or sorghum in the field. In this case we inspect two different examples of corn that have progressed into rapid growth stages.
Over the past week, several reports have emerged of brown stink bugs infesting seedling corn. These pests cause damage by feeding on the stems of young corn plants. The severity of feeding damage can vary. Less severe initial damage symptoms
April 24, 2025 Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 1 adult per 100 sweeps Holmes Humphreys: 1 nymph per 100 sweeps Leflore Montgomery Oktibbeha Rankin Sharkey: 1 adult per 100 sweeps Sunflower Washington Webster Yazoo April 17, 2025 Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 1 adults
Long-time friend of the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Bobby Golden sat down in the studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about nitrogen fertilizer for midsouthern crop production. Topics include influence of environment on urea and urea-ammonium nitrate, protecting
Vegetative growth stages of corn are determined by counting the number of fully emerged leaves with leaf collars present. It is important to appreciate this methodology since it is a basis for timing many management practices, including herbicide application, sidedress fertilizer, and others.
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.
When rain or other issues limit planting opportunities, you may be wondering how to proceed with crop planting intentions. This publication helps address that question by explaining how corn responds to late planting when grown in different production systems based upon research conducted at Mississippi State University.
April 17, 2025 Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 1 adults per 100 sweeps Holmes Humphreys Leflore Montgomery: 1 adult per 100 sweeps Oktibbeha Rankin Sharkey: 2 adults per 100 sweeps Sunflower Washington Webster Winston Yazoo April 10, 2025 Attala Choctaw Hinds: 2
Jarrod Hardke from the University of Arkansas took time out of his morning to call into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss rice in the Midsouth. Rice planting has progressed rapidly. Moisture has become a concern in
April 10, 2025 Attala Choctaw Hinds: 2 adults per 100 sweeps Holmes Leake Montgomery Oktibbeha Rankin Webster Winston Yazoo April 3, 2025 Attala Carroll Choctaw Hinds: 2 adults per 100 sweeps Holmes Leake Leflore Madison Montgomery Oktibbeha Rankin
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