Precision Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Brian Arnall with Oklahoma State University calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville talk about fall soil sampling and testing. Brian, Jason, and Tom discuss the specter of nutrient regulation, concepts related to
Don Parker is the Vice President for Technical Services with the National Cotton Council. Don visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about the organization and function of the National Cotton Council. He
Brian visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk cotton defoliation. Brian, Jason, and Tom discusses expectations for different products, product selection under different weather scenarios, and keys to trigger defoliation. More information can be found in the
Trent, Hunter, Jason, and Tom sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss harvest aids when the weather forecast is uncertain. We covered a lot of territory including late-season weather effects on soybean and rice, harvest
Chris Bennett from Farm Journal visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate two stories about farm safety. Chris talks with Jason and Tom about what, in his opinion, are two categories of farm accidents. Chris is a
Redbanded stink bug (RBSB) has been increasing across the South Delta and many fields have received multiple insecticide applications. Control options for RBSB are relatively limited. Management is typically reliant on acephate plus bifenthrin or one of these actives tank
Cotton: Tarnished plant bugs and bollworms: NAWF 5 + 350 Heat Units Spider Mites: NAWF 5 + 350 Heat Units Soybean looper: NAWF 5 + 350-400 Heat Units Stinkbugs: NAWF 5 + 450 Heat Units Fall Armyworms: NAWF 5 +
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jeff, Hunter, Tom, and Jason do a deep dive into the basic concepts of pesticide resistance. Topics include defining what resistance actually is, what it is not, resistance vs. tolerance, species shifts
Darrin Dodds, Department Head for Mississippi State University’s Plant and Soil Sciences Department visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode in the Why Ag series. Darrin describes his route from rural western Illinois to many years
Agricultural engineer Wes Lowe visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the precision agriculture tools Mississippi State University is involved in developing for growers in the state and region. Wes, Tom, and Jason discuss a range of
Brian visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Tom and Jason on the current state of the cotton crop in Mississippi. Topics include the environmental influence on where the crop is currently, variety types, PGR management,
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Brian, Whitney, Tom, and Jason discuss the current status of cotton insect management. Topics include plant bugs, spider mites, cotton growth stages for insecticide termination, and concerns with insecticide product supply.
Connor Webster from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about this year’s weed control in rice. Connor is a recent graduate of LSU and began his job as the rice weed scientist
Jay Mahaffey, manager of The Learning Center with Bayer in Scott, MS, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for another deep dive on managing plant growth regulators in cotton. Jay, Don, Tom, and Jason talk about the differences
Tom did a recent episode of The Dirt Podcast with Mike Howell from Nutrien. Tom and Mike discuss the interaction between plant nutrition and disease susceptibility.
Jason’s father, Bruce Bond, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for an episode in the Why Ag series. Mr. Bond describes his route from working as a forester to a career as a farmer in the Delta in
Over the last several weeks, the weather has been hot and dry and in some areas of the state spider mites have reached treatable thresholds. Rarely do spider mites have even distribution across the field. Generally, they tend to show
Repeat guest Mary Nelson Robertson visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss her efforts with the PROMISE Initiative with Mississippi State Extension (http://extension.msstate.edu/the-promise-initiative). In addition to the PROMISE Initiative, which is an acronym for Preventing Opioid Misuse
First Annual Mississippi Soybean Yield Challenge ABOUT The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board is happy to announce the first annual Grow It. Show It. Win It. Mississippi Soybean Yield Challenge. Growers from all across the great state of Mississippi will have
From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Tom and Jason have a one-on-one conversation about fungicide applications on soybean during reproductive growth stages. Topics include the history of the R3/R4 automatic fungicide application, effects of fungicide treatments in the
Trent and Drew visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about soybean irrigation. Tom, Jason, Trent, and Drew discuss critical growth stages for soybean to avoid moisture stress, signs of drought stress, use of moisture sensors to
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