For those that are in the process of defoliating cotton, nighttime temperatures in the upper 50’s and low 60’s are predicted for Friday,Sept.3rd, Saturday, Sept. 4th and Sunday night, Sept. 5th. After Sunday night, nighttime temperatures are predicted to be above 70 degrees.
Consider delaying defoliation applications and enjoying the holiday weekend without worrying about whether [...]
Soybean Loopers continue to plague the remaining crop that is still susceptible to loss of yield from defoliation. Mississippi has traditionally been a very early planted soybean state. Because of this we have missed major problems from soybean loopers since loopers migrate up later in the year and our crop as a whole is finished [...]
NOAA: Second Warmest July and Warmest Year-to-Date Global Temperature on Record
August 13, 2010
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and January–July was warmest [...]
Dr. Angus Catchot
Soybean loopers are beginning to show up at threshold levels now in many places across the state. As we traveled the state this week, we had no trouble flushing numerous looper moths from soybeans and cotton and many are reporting threshold numbers of larvae. I would expect many more acres that are [...]
Dr. Darrin Dodds Crop Update:
According to USDA-NASS, 55% of the Mississippi cotton crop is in good to excellent condition. Extended periods of drought and higher temperatures have been detrimental to a portion of this crop. Irrigated cotton constitutes the majority of the good to excellent cotton in the state; however, dryland fields are variable depending [...]
Dr. Angus Catchot reports on budworm larvae in soybeans:
Over the last several weeks we have had numerous reports of tobacco budworm moths being flushed in soybeans in the delta region of the state. Ryan Jackson and Clint Allen with USDA-ARS in Stoneville have been collecting populations of bollworms missed with pyrethroids in soybeans. Three populations [...]
Dr. Angus Catchot reports on bollworm activity in soybeans
Bollworm treatments are continuing to go out on late planted soybeans. While many are treating threshold levels there are some facing unbelievable numbers (greater than 100 per 25 sweeps). We are leaving more worms in the field this year than in years past with straight pyrethroids. Some [...]
The 2011 MACA Annual Conference will be held on January 25 and 26, 2011 instead of the previously announced date of February 1 – 2, 2011. A conflict of dates with the National Cotton and Rice No-Til Conference to held in Baton Rouge, LA caused this change. The Conference will be held at Bost Extension [...]
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