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Soil Moisture Sensor Field Days
Time to Terminate At two upcoming events, Mississippi State University (MSU) irrigation specialist Jason Krutz, Ph.D., will help you become more efficient with your irrigation. He’ll show you how to determine the right time to end irrigation in you...
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Stick to Thresholds to Minimize Yield Loss from Insects
Entomologists develop thresholds to help farmers determine when insect-control treatments will bring an economic benefit. “For insect pests, determining bushels per acre lost for every pest can be almost impossible,” says Angus Catchot, Ph.D., Missi...
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MSU Storing for Quality Short Course
The Bost Extension Center at Mississippi State University will hold a seed technology short course, titled “Storing for Quality” on Aug. 4-5. Farmers and industry professionals can join MSU researchers as they discuss storage topics, such as harvest...
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Spraying Time and Herbicide Efficacy
Midsouth crop producers must use every available tool to get the most benefit from application of
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Beware of the Kudzu Bug
Tremendous kudzu bug population growth and expansion have been documented in Mississippi this year. In the most recent Mississippi Crop Situation Blog, Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University Extension entomologist, says farmers will likely start...
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Factors to Use For Converting Data
Producers often come across
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Fungicide Application and Management
The use of fungicides often makes economic sense when there is enough disease to cause significant yield reductions. However, fungicide applications do not always provide an economic yield benefit when disease pressure is low. Scouting and deciding w...
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Row Crop Acres in Southeastern US
In a previous blog,
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Impermeable Seed Coat in Soybean--How Can It Be Used
Midsouth soybean producers are all too familiar with the problems and issues arising from poor quali