Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast

Plant Bug Management in Cotton

Angus Catchot visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about plant bugs in cotton with Jeff, Jason, and Tom. They cover recent plant bug numbers, management strategies, economic thresholds, and insecticide selection and timings. 

Rice Weed Control with Eric Webster

Eric Webster from the LSU AgCenter calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to visit about rice weed control in 2021.  Eric, Jason, and Tom talk about Provisia and MaxAce rice research and compare thoughts on row rice production.  They finish with Eric describing his new career venture.   

Managing Diseases in Peanuts

Brendan Zurweller sits down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about disease management in peanut. Topics include identification of southern blight, Rhizoctonia limb rot, and early leaf spot as well as scouting, management, and fungicide application timing for economic diseases in Mississippi peanut.

Crop Replanting Options after the Flood

Dr. Erick Larson and Dr. Trent Irby discuss realistic options for planting crops where existing corn and soybean crops have been destroyed by the recent flooding in Mississippi. These options include corn, sorghum, and soybeans.

Flood Damaged Corn Outlook and Nitrogen Management

Dr. Erick Larson and Corn Verification Program assistant Mr. Nolan Stapleton discuss the recent flooding in Mississippi and the effect it's had on corn.

Commodity Marketing

Brian Mills and Will Maples sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to discuss commodity marketing.   Brian and Will run through scenarios for the upcoming national acreage reports and market projections for our major commodities.  They also discuss strategies to consider when marketing Mississippi commodities.

Rice Insects and Diseases

Jason, Tom, and Jeff sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about rice management.  They discuss the situation with the use of propiconazole-containing fungicides, increased rice water weevil pressure after the early-June flooding, and predictions for rice stink bug and disease pressure later in the year.

In-season Fertilizers for Cotton

Brian Pieralisi and Justin McCoy sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about fertility in cotton.  They discuss rates, sources, and timings for nitrogen, sulfur, and potassium fertilizers. 

Questions to Answer after Flooding

Mississippi State Extension crops specialists spend time talking about potential questions that may arise after the water recedes from the severe flooding experienced in parts of Mississippi in June 2021.  Topics discussed are corn beginning at 4:28, cotton at 12:37, soil fertility at 20:27, soybean at 30:41, and rice at 40:01.  With such a large episode, there were some editing challenges.  Please excuse the sound quality during portions of the podcast. 

Cover Crop Research in Corn

Erick Larson visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to relate some preliminary findings from a cover crop project funded through the Mississippi Corn Promotion Board. Topics include choice of cover crop species, termination timing in the spring, and influence on corn growth and development.