Miller Bonds and Noah Berry visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2025 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://www.firstsouthfarmcredit.com

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Alan Meijer and Oscar Ruiz visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2025 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://www.waypointanalytical.com/

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Tripp Walker and Jason Sanders visit with Tom and Jason in Starkville as Platinum sponsors of the 2025 Row Crop Short Course.  Find out more at https://www.syngenta-us.com/

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Pastor Jason Franklin from Clarksdale Global Methodist Church spoke last week at the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course in Starkville.  Jason took time out of his schedule to visit with us about how his church is supporting Mississippi farm families through the current agricultural economic crisis.  

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From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Don, Jason, and Tom cover a range of topics including new SEC football coaches, Asian lady beetles, Don’s deer hunting luck so far, best skunk stories, and a couple of stories about pet monkeys.  Enjoy the Mississippi Row Crop Short Course from Starkville, and we’ll be back next week with some new information for you.  

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From the Crop Doctors' Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jeff Gore and Steve Martin dig into the recent analysis detailing the economic impact of the Stoneville Research Complex. They break down what the numbers really mean for producers, local communities, and the state’s agriculture.  Jeff and Steve discuss how research conducted at Stoneville translates into real-world value.  Whether you’re a grower, consultant, policymaker, or simply curious about the economic engine behind Mississippi agriculture, this episode delivers a clear look at how the work happening in Stoneville pays dividends across the entire Delta.

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Jason joined a group of weed scientists on a recent episode of the War Against Weeds Podcast.  The episode covers the history and management of redvine in Mississippi and the South.  Find other episodes of the War Against Weeds Podcast at https://waragainstweeds.libsyn.com/ or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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James Callicut, Mississippi State University Extension Waterfowl and Game Bird Specialist, called into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to explore how habitat management decisions shape success before and after opening day. James shares insights from his research tracking mallards and pintails across Mississippi, discusses key strategies for preparing wetlands and agricultural fields in the weeks leading up to the season, and explains how to adapt management practices as conditions shift later in the winter. Whether you’re a waterfowl hunter, land manager, or conservation-minded outdoorsman, this conversation dives deep into the science and strategy behind supporting ducks throughout the migration.

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Farm Journal writer Chris Bennett joined us in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to share a remarkable story from one of his recent articles. This episode dives into a truly unique sting operation from 1986 in Oklahoma where a game warden came up with an ingenious plan to catch illegal road hunters using a frozen roadkill deer as a decoy. Chris recounts the clever strategy behind using the frozen deer and why it was so effective as well as he unexpected outcomes of the operation that made this case stand out. Prepare to be entertained by Chris’s engaging storytelling as he brings this wild tale from wildlife law enforcement to life.

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Settle in for a morning of stories from Stoneville, MS, as Tom, Jason, and Bobby Golden pull back the curtain on some of their most unusual field visits. They trade stories about the strange, absurd, and the downright odd things they've been called to investigate.  From mysterious smoke plumes over rice fields to a surprising discovery on a skeet range, and even the time a wrecked car became part of a field visit, no subject is off-limits. 

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