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Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast

Summary: 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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Podcasts:

 New MSU Extension Delta Regional Extension Coordinator | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:43

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 the roles of county level Extension to the future of Extension efforts in Mississippi. 

 Getting Started As an Independent Crop Consultant | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:28

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 value of membership in the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants’ Association. 

 Delta Agricultural Weather Center Serves Growers Across Mississippi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:58

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 Crop Situation blog at https://www.mississippi-crops.com.  This information will be useful as planting season approaches.  The Delta Agricultural Weather Center can be accessed at http://deltaweather.extension.msstate.edu.

 Early Corn Planting Opportunities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:05

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 also touch on cover crops and finish up with the importance of uniform corn seedling emergence. 

 History and science lessons for weed management | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:12

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 scientists viewed as threats to the current systems we utilize. 

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Advanced Drainage Systems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:42

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.    

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Simplot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:34

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.

 Labeling of Dicamba Herbicides for Xtend Crops Vacated | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:13

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.  Topics discussed include the facts of the ruling as of February 8, 2024, and management of soybean and cotton without the availability of dicamba.

 The Endangered Species Act, the EPA’s Herbicide Strategy, and Pesticide Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:12

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 surrounding the Vulnerable Species Pilot Project and the Herbicide Strategy are complex, and the new processes threaten to become a tremendous pivot point for agriculture in the U.S.  Stanley and Larry are leading authorities on the subject, so we encourage everyone to listen closely. Visit http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation for more episodes.

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—FMC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:30

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.

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Southern AgCredit | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:39

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.  

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—BASF | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:54

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.

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Stoneville Cotton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:37

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.

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:03

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.    

 2023 Row Crop Short Course Platinum Sponsor—Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:11

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.  

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