Delta Research & Extension Center

[Delta Research & Extension Center @onlyatDREC]

Merry Christmas from your Delta Research and Extension family

[Delta Research & Extension Center @onlyatDREC]

🔗 Visit the link below to discover a tool developed by MSU ag economists to help growers determine ARC and PLC payment predictions by crop for each county in Mississippi.

🔖 Bookmark the page for future reference.

https://t.co/wqI350aZav

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A Fireside Chat With Don Cook from the Crop Doctors studio in Stoneville is the antidote for this gray Tuesday.

https://t.co/k8ZrUkCKZk

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Don’t miss this opportunity for advanced irrigation training!

[Drew Gholson @DMGholson]

Mississippi Master Irrigator program registration is OPEN! Farmers, managers, consultants, and technicians: enhance your irrigation skills and sign up today! #Irrigation #mscrops #MasterIrrigator #MSUext

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Jeff and Steve analyze the economic impacts of the Stoneville Research Complex on the Mississippi Delta. Tune in for more!

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Bobby Golden digs into the case of short soybean plants and what it really means for yield potential.
For more episodes from the Crop Doctors, visit our website at https://t.co/Kkft9izzoR
#mscrops #MSUext

[Delta Research & Extension Center @onlyatDREC]

Sun- and fun-filled days ahead for students at our AG CAMP for 5th-9th-graders! They'll explore topics like weather science, bees and pollinators, and technology from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 9-12.

Email Leah Eubank at [email protected] to register!

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Read more here: https://t.co/pMUKpEp4W2

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Dr. Will Eubank, a weed scientist who specializes in furrow-irrigated rice, is the new MSU Extension Rice Specialist. Stationed at Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Eubank is a Delta native eager to help the region's rice growers.
#MSUext #msucrops #onlyatdrec

[Delta Research & Extension Center @onlyatDREC]

Tune in tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. to Good Idea Shop Talks, a free meet-up series via Zoom for ag producers who want to exchange ideas and advice for troubleshooting on-farm challenges related to improving soil and water resources.

Register here: https://t.co/l3OgnHcr8R

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MEET DREC: Possibly the friendliest, most conscientious researcher in Stoneville is Himmy Lo, an agricultural engineer at NCAAR. His research centers on improving furrow irrigation in the Delta, but he loves working with our Youth Outreach Programs as well.

#onlyatdrec

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Mississippi has received a 14-day Crisis Exemption to use Intrepid 2F for fall armyworm control in rice. 

View the label and read more at the Mississippi Crop Situation blog, found here: https://t.co/p0lC04ZaEO

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Plots from the weed science team at DREC show the differences in timing of herbicide application.

#onlyatdrec #mscrops

[Delta Research & Extension Center @onlyatDREC]

Tom’s got jokes. 😂

[Tom Allen @baldpathologist]

Planting season tips: Riding on the planter for the day planting cotton in a wind and dust cloud isn’t sandblasting, it’s exfoliation #work_life #onlyatdrec #Stonevillebeach @T_birdPathology @JMHuoni

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Tom Allen plants a rice seed treatment trial for Rhizoctonia, a fatal soilborne fungus that causes seedling disease. Researchers are testing commercial and experimental seed treatments from Corteva and Valent to see how efficacious they are on Rhizoctonia.

#mscrops #onlyatdrec

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Congratulations to Trey! 👏👏 we’re so proud!

[National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research @NCAAR_MSU]

Congratulations to our newest Master's graduate, @trey_freeland! Trey has spent the last several years at NCAAR studying the effects of wide-spaced furrow irrigation in corn on Sharkey clay soils. Trey, we are proud of you, and congrats on the new position @GoannaAg

[Delta Research & Extension Center @onlyatDREC]

We're rolling into the weekend like Will Eubank, an MSU doctoral candidate studying agronomy with researchers at DREC. He spent Thursday spraying postemergence herbicides on soybean.

#onlyatdrec #mscrops

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Our entomology crew planted cotton for trials examining the effects of thrips. Entomologist Tyler Towles said controlling thrips is part of an IPM program to prevent injury and delays in maturity.

Read MSU's recommendations on managing thrips: https://t.co/kMZmWrZIXV

#mscrops

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Jason and Tom discuss MSU researchers’ work to address off-target movement of paraquat in this week’s episode of the Crop Doctors Podcast.

[MS_CropDoctors @CropdoctorsMs]

Our hosts Jason and Tom address crop management decisions following cases of off-target movement of paraquat in corn and rice.

Listen here: https://t.co/etqU1Ea8FH

#onlyatdrec #MSUext #mscrops

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Our warmest congratulations to Carson and Amilcar! 👏👏

[National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research @NCAAR_MSU]

Join us in celebrating NCAAR's newest PhDs, Dr. Amilcar Vargas and Dr. Carson Roberts. Under the direction of Dr. Drew Gholson, these men have worked vigorously to discover advancements in irrigation water management. We can't wait to see what the future holds for them! #MSUgrad