Dr. Justin Calhoun visited with Jason and Tom during the MSU Row Crop Short Course in Starkville.  MSU Extension Director Dr. Angus Catchot introduced Dr. Calhoun during Row Crop Short Course.  Dr. Calhoun will return to Mississippi where he went to school after a few years as an agronomist with the University of Missouri in the bootheel at Portageville. 

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MSU Extension Delta Region Extension Coordinator Alex Deason visited with Tom and Jason in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio about successes and challenges from the 2024 cropping season and uncertainties for 2025.  Local Extension offices offer a variety of services for growers to utilize.  Find your local office and agent at http://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices.

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Don, Jason, and Tom sat down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio try once again to unpack details related to the Endangered Species Act, the Herbicide Strategy, and the draft Insecticide Strategy. These represent part of a pretty large pivot for pesticide use in Mississippi. 

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With duck season opening this week, Ron Selby, the Executive Director of Delta Farm, visited the Crop Doctors Podcast studio to talk about the state of waterfowl in the Mississippi Delta.  Ron visited with Jason and Tom on changes in waterfowl patterns and habitats in the area over the last few decades.  He also details Delta Farm’s efforts, along with government agencies and other NGOs, to promote waterfowl habitat in our state.

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Long time friend of the podcast, Chris Bennett, spent time in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio to spin a wild tale with deep ties to American farming.  Chris describes the multiple ties to American agriculture of the characters involved in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.  

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From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, Jason, Tom, and Don discuss a variety of topics related to fall residual herbicide treatments, mainly targeting Italian ryegrass.  The weather is right now to treat fields that have not already received a treatment.  Consider adjusting the rate to combine with a winter postemergence treatment to save a little bit of money. 

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Matt Plitt, CEO of Valent, visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio on a recent visit to Mississippi.  Matt is an alum of Delta State University and has been with Valent since 2010.  Matt, Jason, and Tom discuss the impact of the new regulatory process for labeling products, other changes in the industry, and the place for biological products in production agriculture. 

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Steve Martin visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Tom and Jason about a subject that is close to the front of the minds of everyone involved in production agriculture…the economic situation.  Topics range from a recap of 2024 to an explanation for carryover stocks to some slight positives as we think about the crop calendar turning to 2025. 

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Erick visited the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about planting wheat in Mississippi.  Mississippi hasn’t grown much wheat in recent years, but some growers have voiced interest in it for 2024-25.  Erick, Tom, and Jason discuss wheat planting dates, vernailization, early-season inputs, field selection, and other considerations for getting into the wheat game. 

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From the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville, MS, Jason and Tom have their annual conversation about fall burndown targeting Italian ryegrass.  This conversation is unique because about half of it relates to johnsongrass.  Those two weed species are very different, but both hold solid places in the list of most problematic weeds of row crops in Mississippi.

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