Mississippi Crop Situation Podcast

Jarrod Hardke from the University of Arkansas took time out of his morning to call into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss rice in the Midsouth.  Rice planting has progressed rapidly.  Moisture has become a concern in some areas.  Jarrod, Jason, and Tom discuss the state of the crop at this point in 2025. For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

Daniel Stephenson from the LSU AgCenter called in from the road in Louisiana to talk about johnsongrass control.  Johnsongrass has routinely been one of Mississippi's worst weeds over the last few years.  Daniel talks about the best control strategies for johnsongrass in corn, soybean, and cotton and ends up with describing the best course of action for infestations at the time of planting. For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext  

Erick called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Tom and Jason about the impact of last weekend’s rainfall on early-season corn growth.  They discuss differences down the row, nitrogen management, potential replant situations, and disease concerns. 

Jay Mahaffey from the Scott Learning Center visited the Crop Doctors Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about early-season management of corn and soybean. Jay, Tom, and Jason discuss planting progress, corn planting depth and fertility, soybean planting dates, and a variety of other topics. 

Justin Calhoun sat down with Tom and Jason in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about the early start for soybean in 2025.  Topics include yield potential by planting date, early-season pitfalls, and disease concerns.  Find this episode and more at our website: http://www.ext.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation

Jason joined a group of weed scientists on a recent episode of the Weeds AR Wild Podcast with the University of Arkansas.  The episode is longer than usual but covers a range of topics from herbicide resistance to the new formulation of Liberty to residual herbicide use for row crops.  For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext  

Donnie Miller from the LSU AgCenter called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom on his experiences with managing cover crops in north Louisiana.  He also details his research on utilizing residual herbicides and cover crops to control Italian ryegrass.  For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

Erick called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Tom and Jason on the first new podcast episode for 2025.  After the long winter, planting season is here and corn will be first.  Erick, Tom, and Jason discuss soil temperatures for planting, planting depth, and optimizing efficiency by manipulating seeding rates for corn. For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext  

From the Row Crop Short Course in Starkville, Tom and Jason visited with Travis Faske from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture on his work with root-knot nematodes.  Travis has appeared multiple times on the podcast, and some of his work with nematodes can be found at https://arkansascrops.uada.edu/posts/disease/2024-soybean-varieties-RKN.aspx For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

From the Row Crop Short Course in Starkville, Jason and Tom visited with Connor Webster from the LSU AgCenter about Provisia injury related to environmental conditions, Newpath carryover, and new herbicides on the horizon for rice production.  For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

From the Row Crop Short Course in Starkville, Tom and Jason visited with MSU Extension’s John Byrd and Bob Scott from the University of Arkansas about proper use of BASF’s new Liberty Ultra with its new label passing steps of the Endangered Species Act.  That led into further discussion related to potential mitigations required under that legislation.  For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

From the Row Crop Short Course in Starkville last December, Michael Plumblee from Clemson University related his work with South Carolina growers’ efforts at double cropping soybean after corn. For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

Andy White and Andrew Stolte visit with Tom and Jason as Platinum sponsors of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at  https://agriculture.basf.us/crop-protection/products/seeds/stoneville.html For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

Jason Krutz visits with Tom and Jason as a Platinum sponsor of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at  https://mssoy.org For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

Charles Carter and Corey Reed visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Diamond sponsors of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation

Matt Fryer visits with Tom and Jason as a Platinum sponsor of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://kochagronomicservices.com For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

Bubba Jaymes and Gaston Lyon visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://www.wadeincorporated.com For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext

  Alan Meijer and Oscar Ruiz visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://www.waypointanalytical.com   For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation   #mscrops #MSUext

Craig Hankins and Jamie Swafford visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://msfb.org   For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation   #mscrops #MSUext  

Steele Hardin and Whitney Watts visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2024 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more https://southernagcredit.com For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at http://extension.msstate.edu/shows/mississippi-crop-situation #mscrops #MSUext