Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast

Fertilizer Decisions During Times of Low Commodity Prices

Bobby Golden visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to continue the conversation he started with Jason and Tom a few weeks ago on fertilizer decision making.  Bobby, Jason, and Tom cover a range of topics with the focus on making fertilizer decisions considering crop removal, crop rotation strategies, and affordability of fertilizer. 

 

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Tips and Tricks for Soil Sampling

Corey Bryant and Vaughn Reed visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about soil sampling.  Topics include sampling timing, frequency, grids or zones, etc. There are different philosophies on how to manage this important agronomic practice, but it is an essential part of crop production.

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Cotton Defoliation Time Approaches

Brian sat down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio before a meeting he was doing in Stoneville to talk about cotton defoliation.  We recorded this conversation in late August, but the weather has stayed pretty constant unless it rains Labor Day weekend.  Find out more about cotton defoliation at https://www.mississippi-crops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/W376_2024_Defol.pdf

 

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Delta Wildlife for Conservation in the Mississippi Delta

The Executive Director of Delta Wildlife, Ron Selby, visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to talk about programs to assist their members in the Delta.  Delta Wildlife offers a variety of services to their members.  The podcast focused on their feral swine program and efforts to increase awareness of black bears in the Delta.  Find out more at https://www.deltawildlife.org.

 

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Bugcast with Cook and Towles

Unless something goes sideways, this should be the last insect podcast on real-time issues for 2024. Don and Tyler talked about thresholds and treatment terminations for loopers, kudzu bugs, and red-banded stink bugs in soybeans and plant bugs, bollworms and mites in cotton. 

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What To Look At For Irrigation Termination

Drew sat down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about irrigation termination with Jason and Tom. Podcasts with Drew often conjure up a rain across at least some areas of Mississippi. That’s unlikely this time, but it’s never impossible.  Drew, Tom, and Jason talk about what to look for when making decisions about turning off irrigation water on soybeans and cotton.

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Looking for Root Knot Nematodes in Later Crop Stages

From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jason and Tom discuss root knot nematode in the major row crops in Mississippi.  They talk about diagnosing problems in the field, what root knot nematode may be confused with, and management strategies to try to stay ahead of the problem.

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Updated Pesticide Certification Training for Mississippi

Gene Merkl is the Program Manager for the Pesticide Applicator and Recertification Program with Mississippi State Extension.  Gene called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss updates to the pesticide certification training for Mississippi which were mandated nationwide by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and went online July 1, 2024.  The update training can be accessed online at http://extension.msstate.edu/content/online-commercial-applicator-recertification

 

MSU Extension with Angus Catchot and Trent Irby

MSU Extension Director Angus Catchot and Associate Director Trent Irby visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio on a recent trip to Stoneville.  Angus and Trent described their new roles in Extension administration and recounted things they had learned on the last few months transitioning to their new positions. 

Summer Soybean Update

Trent Irby sat down with Tom and Jason in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the 2024 Mississippi soybean crop.  Trent was promoted to a position as the Associate Director of Extension over Agriculture and Natural Resources beginning April 1, so there was some difficulty getting schedules to line up to get him on a podcast this year.  Trent describes his new role with Mississippi State Extension and then moves into the status of the Mississippi soybean crop for 2024.