Extension Cotton Specialists and others from across the U.S. weigh in on a variety of topics that impact cotton producers, consultants, and the industry as a whole.
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The Mississippi Crop Situation podcast is provided by Mississippi State University Extension Service specialists responsible for agricultural row crops. Our goal is to provide Mississippi agricultural producers, consultants, farmers, and industry with up-to-date, timely, science-based information you can use to help maintain profitability.
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Madison Dixon from the Mississippi State University Agricultural Autonomy Institute visited the Crop Doctor’s Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk with Tom and Jason about updated regulations for commercial operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in Mississippi. More information on the Agricultural Autonomy Institute can be found at https://www.aai.m…
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Jarrod Hardke from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk with Jason and Tom about rice in the upper Midsouth. Topics include planting progress, effects of weather, herbicide drift, and grass management when the wind dries fields out.…
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Southern Root-knot Nematode as a Pest of Soybean
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Travis Faske with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss his work on root-knot nematodes in soybean. More information on his work evaluating soybean varieties for host plant resistance can be accessed at https://arkansascrops.uada.edu/posts/disease/2023-soybean-variti…
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Johnsongrass Moves Back Up As a Problem in Midsouth
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Daniel Stephenson with the LSU AgCenter is the authority on johnsongrass management in row crops in the Midsouth. Daniel called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to share with Tom and Jason tips for controlling johnsongrass in row crops in the Midsouth.By Mississippi State Extension
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DREC has a “new” Ag Economist. Dr. Steve Martin served previously as an economist and as the station head at Stoneville before holding a variety of positions with Mississippi State University, including most recently the interim Director of Extension. Steve visited the Crop Doctors’ podcast studio to talk with Jason and Tom about the projects and p…
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Episode 42: Review of 2023 Research on the Subject of "Biological" and "Microbial" Products in Cotton
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Drs. Brian Pieralisi (Mississippi State) and Brian Arnall (Oklahoma State) join host Steve Brown in a broad discussion on the subject of new Biological, Microbial and other products targeted to improve crop productivity. We discuss the 2023 Beltwide Cotton Incorporated project in this realm and also chase several "rabbits," including topics such as…
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Fred Bourland (University of Arkansas) and John Snider (University of Georgia) join host Steve Brown for another discussion on cotton seed quality. We talk about seed quality variations within the plant, within varieties, the effects of ginning and acid delinting, seed vigor versus seedling vigor and other related issues. This is the second of two …
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Dave Spencer from the MSU Water Resources Research Institute in Starkville, along with Drew Gholson, visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk with Jason and Tom about preparing for irrigation for 2024. Even though it’s early April, several tasks can be performed to ensure that when it gets hot and dry in the coming months, irr…
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Prickly Sida, Yellowcress, and Virginia Pepperweed
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Frank Carey with Valent USA and Tom Eubank with Nutrien Ag Solutions visit the Crops Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville for a deep dive on weed shifts in Mississippi over the last few years. Frank, Tom, Jason, and Tom Allen discuss selection pressure, evolution of herbicide programs, cycles in management, etc. that have caused these weed species…
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Fred Bourland (University of Arkansas), Camp Hand and John Snider (University of Georgia) and Lori Unruh Snyder (NC State) join host Steve Brown in a detailed discussion on Seed Quality. Subjects include Cotton Incorporated Beltwide Seed Quality Projects 1.0 and 2.0, visual mechanical damage (VMD), seed quality measurements, comparisons with seed i…
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New MSU Extension Delta Regional Extension Coordinator
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Lance Newman visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to introduce Alex Deason as the new Regional Extension Coordinator for the Delta Region within MSU Extension. Alex most recently served as the Agriculture and Natural Resources and 4-H agent in Sunflower County. After introducing Alex for his new role, the conversation ranges from …
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Getting Started As an Independent Crop Consultant
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Charles Downs of Downs Ag Consulting visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville a few weeks ago while at a meeting at DREC. Charles has been an independent crop consultant in the Mississippi Delta for 13 years. Charles, Tom, and Jason discuss Charles entry into the business, what a typical day looks like as a crop consultant, and the va…
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Delta Agricultural Weather Center Serves Growers Across Mississippi
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Mark Silva with Mississippi State Extension visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the network of weather stations managed by the Delta Agricultural Weather Center, which is housed at the Delta Research and Extension Center. Mark summarizes soil temperatures from across the state and posts numbers weekly on the Mississippi…
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Episode 39: Cotton Variety Development, Evaluation and Selection
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Drs. Mike Jones of Clemson University and Ken Lege of Texas A&M join host Steve Brown of Auburn to discuss methods of variety testing and evaluation as well as the process of variety development at the corporate level. We talk about small plot OVTs versus large scale on-farm trials and the relative strengths of each. Variety selection is extremely …
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Erick called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about corn planting. Temperatures have been unseasonably warm and fields have dried out to the point where fieldwork is possible across areas of Mississippi. Erick, Tom, and Jason discuss keys for triggering corn planting, including soil temperature and soil moisture. They als…
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History and science lessons for weed management
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Drs. John Byrd with Mississippi State Extension and David Russell with Auburn University were speakers on the program at the Row Crop Short Course in Starkville in December. John and David visited with Tom Allen and Jason Bond, MSU Extension/research professors, during the short course about trends in weed management and what both of these weed sci…
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Advanced Drainage Systems
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Darla Huff and George Goodwin visits with Tom Allen and Jason Bond, MSU Extension/research professors, in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.adspipe.com.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Simplot
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Bobby Golden visits with Tom Allen and Jason Bond, MSU Extension/research professors, in Starkville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.simplot.com.By Mississippi State Extension
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Labeling of Dicamba Herbicides for Xtend Crops Vacated
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From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Tom Allen and Jason Bond, MSU Extension/research professors, discuss the recent ruling to vacate the labels for Xtendimax, Engenia, and Tavium. On February 6, the U.S. Disctrict Court for the District of Arizona ruled to vacate labeling for the dicamba herbicides labeled for use in Xtend crops. T…
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Episode 38: Cotton Nematode Management Across the U.S. Cotton Belt
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Plant Pathologists Kathy Lawrence of Auburn University, Heather Kelly of the University of Tennessee and Terry Wheeler of Texas A&M join host Steve Brown, Extension Cotton Agronomist at Auburn, to discuss nematode management in major regions across the U.S. Topics include nematode species prevalent in respective ares of the Belt, presence by soil t…
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The Endangered Species Act, the EPA’s Herbicide Strategy, and Pesticide Review
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Dr. Stanley Culpepper from the University of Georgia and Dr. Larry Steckel from the University of Tennessee sat down with Jason and Tom during the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course in Starkville in December to discuss the impending changes in pesticide labeling and re-labeling under the enforcement of the Endangered Species Act. The concepts surrou…
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Episode 37: A Look Back and Forward at the Texas Cotton Crops of 2023 and 2024
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Texas A&M, Texas AgriLife Extension Agronomists Ben McKnight, Josh McGinty, Reagan Noland, Jourdan Bell and Ken Lege join host Steve Brown of Auburn University to talk about the 2023 Texas crop and prospects for 2024. The discussion provides insight on the diversity of the state's production areas and their related challenges, past and present.…
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—FMC
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Lawson Priess visits with MSU Extension/Research Professors Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.fmc.com/en.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Southern AgCredit
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Colton Thomas and Steele Hardin visit with MSU Extension/Research Professors Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://southernagcredit.com.By Mississippi State Extension
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Camp Hand (Agronomist) and Phillip Roberts (Entomologist) of the University of Georgia and Scott Graham (Entomologist) of Auburn University join host Steve Brown, Extension Cotton Agronomist, to discuss the complicated issue of deer damage in cotton. Deer provide a significant threat to the crop in much of the eastern Cotton Belt. These scientists …
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—BASF
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Kaelin Saul and Andrew Stolte visit with Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://agriculture.basf.us/content/basf/cxm/agriculture/us/en/agriculture.html.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Stoneville Cotton
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Steve Nichols and Andy White visit with Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://agriculture.basf.us/crop-protection/products/seeds/stoneville.html.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
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Mike McCormick, Justin Ferguson, and Craig Hankins with the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation visit with MSU Extension/Research Professors Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more about the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation at https://msfb.org.…
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
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Dennis Reginelli and Bailey Dulaney from the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board visit with MSU Extension/Research Professors Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more about the promotion board at https://mssoy.org.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Helm Agro
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Tim Ford and Brock Waggoner visit with Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more about Helm Agro at https://us.helmcrop.comBy Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Maroon Sponsor—Corteva Agriscience
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Shawn Butler visits with MSU Extension Research/Professors Drs. Tom Allen and Jason Bond in Starkville as a Maroon sponsor of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more about Corteva at https://corteva.usBy Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Maroon Sponsor—Case IH
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Brandon Potts, Drew Fandell, and Matt Dorsey visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Maroon sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Vive
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Jeremy Watts visits with Tom and Jason in Starkville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.vivecrop.com.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Waypoint Analytical
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Alan Majier visits with Tom and Jason in Starkville as a Platinum sponsor of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.waypointanalytical.com/AgServices.By Mississippi State Extension
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2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Wade, Inc.
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John Marshall and Cade Moody visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2023 Row Crop Short Course. Find out more at https://www.wadeincorporated.com.By Mississippi State Extension
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Chasing Plant Diseases Through On-farm Research
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Dr. Terry Spurlock from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture sat down with MSU Extension Research/Professors Drs. Jason Bond and Tom Allen at the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course in Starkville to discuss a range of topics related to plant diseases and fungicide resistance important for farmers in the Midsouth. Notably, Terry describe…
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Episode 35: Cotton Breeding: A Look Back and Ahead ... the Process, Procedures and Importance
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Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, longtime Cotton Breeder, and Steve Hague, former Cotton Breeder at Texas A&M and Bayer, join host Steve Brown, Auburn University, to give a broad perspective on the process and history of breeding. Both have years of experience in the public sector in university breeding programs and Hague also shares from his…
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Mississippi Pesticide Applicator Certification Program
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Mr. Gene Merkl is the Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator and manages the Pesticide Applicator Certification Program for MSU Extension. Gene recently had a training session scheduled at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville. While he was in Stoneville, Gene took a few minutes to discuss his program with Tom and Jason in the Crop …
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Fungicide Resistance in Common Soybean Diseases
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Dr. Carl Bradley is an Extension Plant Pathologist with the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center at Princeton, KY. Carl called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss fungicide resistance in pathogens that commonly infect soybeans in the South. Carl, Tom, and Jason talk about how fungicide resistance develops,…
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Episode 34: A Final Review of the ThryvOn Technology for 2023
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Entomologists Ben Thrash, University of Arkansas, Scott Graham, Auburn University, and Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia, along with Agronomists Tyson Raper, University of Tennessee, and Camp Hand, University of Georgia, join host Steve Brown, Auburn University, to discuss overall results with the ThryvOn technology in the 2023 season. Subject…
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Tucker Miller and Jeff North boast 100 years of experience between them in business as independent cotton consultants in Mississippi. They spent an afternoon with Jason and Tom in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio at Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville to sway tales and share wisdom about the changes and advancements in crop production…
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Chris Bennett is a journalist for Farm Journal. Chris writes on all things farm related, and during November, that often relates to hunting. Chris is a repeat guest on the Crop Doctors’ Podcast, and he recently sat down with Jason and Tom to tell a story about a stolen set of deer antlers that found their way back to the hunter over a decade after …
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Episode 33: Looking Back Over 50+ Years of Cotton Insect Management
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Cotton Entomologists Ron Smith and Scott Graham join host Steve Brown to discuss some of the most critical events and challenges of managing cotton insects over the past 50 years or so. Ron is Professor Emeritus and Scott is an Assistant Professor; both serve the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University.…
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Hunting Safety and Emergency Preparedness
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Dr. Damon Darsey, a rural emergency medical physician and the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s medical director visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville again to discuss safety as modern gun whitetail and duck seasons approach. Dr. Darsey stresses checking your equipment, letting people know where you are hunting, and making basic medical…
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Mississippi Master Irrigator Certification Program
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Dillon Russell is an Extension Associate working in Dr. Drew Gholson’s irrigation program at the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research. Drew and Dillon visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast Studio in Stoneville to discuss the new Mississippi Master Irrigator Certification program. To learn more about the program or to enroll, visit http://exten…
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Erick recently visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss prognosis for the Mississippi wheat crop and to relate his experiences with cover crops. Erick, Jason, and Tom talk about early-season management for wheat and then dive into selection of cover crop species and blends that have performed well in Erick’s research. Check…
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Dr. Brian Mills called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Drs. Jason Bond, Tom Allen, and Dr. Corey Bryant about economics related to fall and spring fertilizer and lime. They cover a range of topics that include a recap of suggestions for fall fertilizer applications, challenges with sourcing lime due to logistics, t…
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Perspectives on Crop Consulting from a Father and Son Team
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Jeff and John Hartley North visited Stoneville for a Mississippi Agricultural Consultants’ Association meeting; afterward they were gracious enough to sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to share stories and experiences as independent crop consultants.By Mississippi State Extension
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Episode 32: Cotton Marketing Methods and Considerations
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Ag Economists O.A. Cleveland, John Robinson and Don Shurley share their thoughts about the HOW-to's of marketing cotton. Cleveland and Shurley are Professors Emeritus of their respective institutions, Mississippi State University and the University of Georgia, and Robinson is Professor and Extension Specialist for cotton marketing in the Ag Economi…
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Timing Fall Herbicide Treatments for Italian Ryegrass
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From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Tom and Jason unpack the details of timing fall herbicide treatments targeting Italian ryegrass. This episode overlaps somewhat with the one from September 28, but the information here is more focused on the current time of year. Considering only weed control, freshly formed beds need rain adequa…
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