Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast

Early Corn Planting in Mississippi

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 effects on planting and emergence, and management that may need to be adjusted on early acres.  They end up with a brief discussion nitrogen fertilizer in wheat.

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

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.

Bridging Winter to Spring with Italian Ryegrass Control

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 stages, the positives and negatives of clethodim- and paraquat-based treatments in the spring, and best treatments for major row crops in Mississippi.

Managing Turfgrass in the South

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, and wrap up the conversation with techniques for soil sampling turfgrass.  Follow Jay on Twitter @MSTurfgrass

Water and Related Research in Mississippi

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 National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research as part of the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville.  Jason heads up the Water Resources Research Institute on the campus of Mississippi State in Starkville. 

To-do List for Early-season Soil Fertility

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. Most of the conversation focuses on starter/early-season treatments, but they also discuss soil testing, crop needs, etc.  Check out Brian’s Red Dirt Agronomy podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/red-dirt-agronomy-podcast/id1610609727 and the University of Arkansas Potash Rate Calculator, which can be downloaded at https://agribusiness.uark.edu/decision-support-software.php##PRC

The Present and Future of Weed Science

Dr. Peter Dotray from Texas Tech University and the Texas Agrilife Extension Service along with Dr. Dan Reynolds from Mississippi State University sat down with Tom and Jason at the 2022 Row Crop Short Course in Starkville to talk about the big picture for weed science and agricultural research.  Topics include UAVs in agriculture, site specific herbicide applications, see and spray sprayers, and a host of other concepts.

 

2022 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Case IH Agriculture and Raven Industries

Brandon Potts, Andy Syrcle, and Madison Boston from Case IH Agriculture and Raven Industries visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2022 Row Crop Short Course. 

2022 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi State Extension PROMISE Team

David Buys from the Mississippi State Extension PROMISE Team visits with Tom and Jason in Starkville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2022 Row Crop Short Course.

2022 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Yara

Bret Shaw from Yara visits with Tom and Jason in Starkville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2022 Row Crop Short Course.