Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast

Brian, Jason, and Tom get together in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss budgeting for the 2023 crop. Topics include increases in budgets from 2022 to 2023 due to increases in input costs, projected costs and returns for the major Mississippi row crops, and things to look for while designing a crop budget. Reminder that the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course will be held in Starkville December 5-7.

Hunter, Tom, and Jason sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about managing Italian ryegrass.  The weather turned from summer to winter overnight, which presents a challenge for controlling Italian ryegrass.  Topics covered include timing residual herbicide applications, factors affecting Italian ryegrass emergence, and weather effects on postemergence herbicides.  Happy Thanksgiving to all.  Don’t forget the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course scheduled for December 5-7 in Starkville. 

Trent, Whitney, Jason, and Tom meet up in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the 2022 Mississippi Row Crop Short Course, which will be held December 5 to 7 at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville. Early registration is free, but it ends November 18, 2022.  Register at the door for $40 per attendee.  More information is available at www.mississippi-crops.com.  

Mississippi State Extension Wildlife Extension Specialist Bronson Strickland calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the status and management of chronic wasting disease in whitetail deer in Mississippi.  Bronson, Tom, and Jason discuss the nature of the disease, where it was first discovered in the U.S., how the disease is spread, management efforts in Mississippi, and research/Extension efforts from the MSU Deer Lab.  Follow Bronson and his team across social media platforms at MSU Deer Lab and catch their podcast, Deer University. 

Long-time podcast contributor Jeff Gore visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in his new role as the Head of the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center.  Jeff, Jason, and Tom talk about Jeff’s ideas on leadership and where he hopes to lead DREC in the future. 

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Part 2; Centennial Celebration Tagline:  Justin Ferguson and Craig Hankins, along with Tom and Jason, continue the discussion of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation from the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville.  This year Mississippi Farm Bureau celebrates its 100th anniversary.  The 100th Annual Convention will be held at the Sheraton Refuge and Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson Dec. 2 to 5, 2022. More information can be found at https://msfb100.org.

Justin Ferguson and Craig Hankins visit the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.  Justin, Craig, Tom, and Jason discuss how Mississippi Farm Bureau works for the citizens of Mississippi, including advocating for components of the new farm bill, promoting conservation programs, informing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about agricultural practices, and educating national legislators on issues important for agriculture. 

Don Parker, Vice President for Technical Services with the National Cotton Council, visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the Endangered Species Act and pesticide labeling in the U.S.  Don, Jeff, Tom, and Jason discuss some of the content of the Endangered Species Act, its origin, and how it has become part of the pesticide registration process. 

Jeff North from the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants’ Association visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about the agricultural consulting industry in the state.  Jeff relates the history of the association, how it’s organized, membership requirements, and how the industry has evolved over the years.

arrin, Trent, Jason, and Tom sit down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to do a deep dive on residual herbicide applications in the fall.  Fall burndown is a popular practice in the Delta in Mississippi, but it is not without its faults.  Topics include fall vs. spring bed preparation, ryegrass competition, timing of fall residual herbicide applications, and herbicide products to choose for different crops. 

Brian Mills visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the USDA-NASS September crop report.  Brian, Jason, and Tom discuss national and state yield projections for the major crops, how the drought in the West and Midwest figures into the projections, current commodity prices, and the Mississippi State Extension Planning Budgets, which can be found at https://www.agecon.msstate.edu/whatwedo/budgets.php.

Drew, Don, Jason, and Tom get together in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to swap stories about their experiences from the 2022 crop year, highlights from this year’s research, and a few things they might expect heading to 2023. 

Precision Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Brian Arnall with Oklahoma State University calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville talk about fall soil sampling and testing.  Brian, Jason, and Tom discuss the specter of nutrient regulation, concepts related to soil testing and then dial down into really practical information on the spatial relationships of soil samples, sampling strategies, and frequency/timing of soil sampling.  Brian will be speaking at the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course that will be held on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville December 5-7, 2022.

Don Parker is the Vice President for Technical Services with the National Cotton Council.  Don visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about the organization and function of the National Cotton Council. He described the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, which is a sustainability initiative with partners across the cotton industry.  To learn more about the U.S. Cotton Trust protocol or to enroll cotton bales in the program, visit their website at https://trustuscotton.org.

Brian visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk cotton defoliation.  Brian, Jason, and Tom discusses expectations for different products, product selection under different weather scenarios, and keys to trigger defoliation.  More information can be found in the Midsouth Cotton Defoliation Guide, which Brian offers a link to on the Mississippi Crop Situation Blog at https://www.mississippi-crops.com/2022/08/22/2022-midsouth-cotton-defoliation-guide/