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Redbanded Stink Bug Survey as of 4.13.2023

Redbanded Stink Bug Survey as of 4.13.2023 Updated

🕔07:59, 13.Apr 2023

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 10, 2023: Benton- 0/100 sweeps Calhoun- 0/ 100 sweeps Carroll- 8 adults/ 100 sweeps Chickasaw- 0/ 100 sweeps Choctaw- 0/ 100 sweeps Clay- 0 / 100 sweeps Hinds- 5 adults/

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Real Time and Past Rainfall events in Mississippi are Available on the Delta Agricultural Weather Center’s Website

Real Time and Past Rainfall events in Mississippi are Available on the Delta Agricultural Weather Center’s Website Updated

🕔13:37, 11.Apr 2023

Please visit our website to get Real Time and Past Rainfall events in your area. Check out the Map page for Real Time Weather in your area. By just clicking on the Pin Drops for each Station.  Go to the

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Redbanded Stink Bug Ditch Bank Surveys 4.7.2023

Redbanded Stink Bug Ditch Bank Surveys 4.7.2023 Updated

🕔14:48, 7.Apr 2023

RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 7, 2023: Kemper- 0/100 sweeps Lauderdale- 0/100 sweeps Leake- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Noxubee- 0/100 sweeps Oktibbeha- 0/100 sweeps Rankin- 1 Adult /100 sweeps Scott- 2 Adults/100 sweeps Washington- 1 Adult/100

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Head Scab of Wheat Discussion with LSU AgCenter Plant Pathologists (Podcast)

Head Scab of Wheat Discussion with LSU AgCenter Plant Pathologists (Podcast) Updated

🕔09:14, 6.Apr 2023

Boyd Padgett and Trey Price with the LSU AgCenter call into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss head scab of wheat. Head scab annually carries potential as the most yield limiting disease of wheat in the South.

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Early-season Cotton Discussion: Acres, ThryvOn, Nematodes (Podcast)

Early-season Cotton Discussion: Acres, ThryvOn, Nematodes (Podcast) Updated

🕔11:49, 30.Mar 2023

Brian visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Studio in Stoneville to talk cotton.  Acreage forecasts have dipped due to recent price reduction.  Following a discussion on acreage guesses for 2023, Brian, Jason, and Tom discuss the commercialization of the ThryvOn trait

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Conservation for Farm Profitability (Podcast)

Conservation for Farm Profitability (Podcast) Updated

🕔11:47, 30.Mar 2023

Dr. Mark McConnell, quail biologist with the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss opportunities with conservation programs in the U.S. Farm Bill.  Mark works with precision ag data to

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Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi

Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔11:25, 29.Mar 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi. I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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2022 Soybean Stem Canker Inoculated Variety Trial Evaluations (revised)

2022 Soybean Stem Canker Inoculated Variety Trial Evaluations (revised) Updated

🕔16:04, 28.Mar 2023

The cultivars contained in the Mississippi State University Official Variety Trial (OVT), as well as several additional cultivars, were field-evaluated for their susceptibility/resistance to stem canker. Trials were conducted in Stoneville with toothpick-inoculated plants during the 2022 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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Cooler Temperatures Impact Average 2 Inch Soil Temperatures Throughout the State of Mississippi

Cooler Temperatures Impact Average 2 Inch Soil Temperatures Throughout the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔08:49, 21.Mar 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi. I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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2023 Recommendations for Thrips Management

2023 Recommendations for Thrips Management Updated

🕔13:31, 16.Mar 2023

Since the development of widespread resistance to neonicotinoid seed treatments, we have been recommending the use of Acephate (Orthene) at planting, either as an overtreatment at 6.4 oz per cwt or up to a pound in-furrow. For several years, this

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Early Corn Planting in Mississippi

Early Corn Planting in Mississippi Updated

🕔10:30, 16.Mar 2023

    Erick calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the early planting for corn that has taken place over the last couple of weeks.  Erick, Jason, and Tom discuss 2023 corn acres, temperature and moisture

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Get Certified Crop Adviser CEUs at the 2023 Mississippi Water Resources Conference

Get Certified Crop Adviser CEUs at the 2023 Mississippi Water Resources Conference Updated

🕔19:42, 15.Mar 2023

Get Certified Crop Adviser CEUs at the 2023 Mississippi Water Resources Conference If you need CEUs, multiple sessions at the upcoming Mississippi Water Resources Conference have been approved by Certified Crop Adviser. The hours available are: Nutrient Management: 7 Soil

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Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi

Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔08:00, 13.Mar 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi. I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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Corn Planting Suggestions for a Potentially Early Season

Corn Planting Suggestions for a Potentially Early Season Updated

🕔11:00, 11.Mar 2023

Corn is very dependent on the stand achieved to optimize productivity. So far this spring temperatures have been much warmer than normal, which definitely benefit corn planting opportunities and outcome. However, next week may bring other challenges. This article discusses how to assess corn planting suitability, strategies to improve your stand, and factors that affect what seeding rate you should plant.

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2022 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (Podcast)

2022 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:22, 8.Mar 2023

Craig Hankins from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation visits with Tom and Jason in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2022 Row Crop Short Course.

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Bridging Winter to Spring with Italian Ryegrass Control (Podcast)

Bridging Winter to Spring with Italian Ryegrass Control (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:21, 8.Mar 2023

From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jason and Tom have a one-on-one conversation related to controlling Italian ryegrass with postemergence burndown treatments. They discuss the contrasting weather in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and its effects on Italian ryegrass growth

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Managing Turfgrass in the South (Podcast) Updated

🕔07:19, 8.Mar 2023

Mississippi State Extension Turfgrass Specialist Jay McCurdy calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Studio in Stoneville to discuss turfgrass management.  Jay, Jason, and Tom discuss differences in the common turfgrass species utilized in Mississippi, spring weed control and fertilizer applications,

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Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi

Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔08:39, 6.Mar 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi. I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi

Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔07:57, 27.Feb 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi.  I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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MSU Extension survey seeks farmer feedback

MSU Extension survey seeks farmer feedback Updated

🕔12:22, 23.Feb 2023

By Keri Collins Lewis STARKVILLE, Miss. — Delta-based agricultural producers in a four-state region are invited to participate in a survey designed to gauge opinions and identify current practices related to water use. The online “Delta Region Irrigation Producers’ Survey,”

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Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi

Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔07:01, 22.Feb 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi.  I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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Water and Related Research in Mississippi (Podcast)

Water and Related Research in Mississippi (Podcast) Updated

🕔12:05, 20.Feb 2023

Drew Gholson and Jason Krutz sat down with Jason and Tom at the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course in Starkville during December to discuss their roles with water and water research with Mississippi State.  Drew is the Director of the

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To-do List for Early-season Soil Fertility (Podcast)

To-do List for Early-season Soil Fertility (Podcast) Updated

🕔12:03, 20.Feb 2023

Brian Arnall from Oklahoma State University and Trent Roberts from the University of Arkansas sat down with Tom and Jason at the Row Crop Short Course in Starkville during December to discuss things to think about with early-season soil fertility.

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Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi

Updated Past 7 Day Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the State of Mississippi Updated

🕔09:13, 13.Feb 2023

This map shows the Average Maximum and Minimum 2 inch Soil Temperatures for the last 7 days for Regions throughout The State of Mississippi.  I have also included the link to the Delta Agricultural Weather Center Website to get the

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Upcoming Row Crop Extension Meetings

Upcoming Row Crop Extension Meetings Updated

🕔16:22, 10.Feb 2023

Mississippi State University Extension will be hosting several county row crop meetings this month. Each meeting will cover issues specific to the region including management topics on agronomics, insects, weeds, diseases, and economics. A meal will be provided at each

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