These are 2014 funded research projects benefitting corn producers.
Priority Area 1: Extension – Continuation of Program: Information and Applied Technology
Brad Burgess
Standardization of Mississippi Corn Hybrid Trials
Erick Larson, Angus Catchot, Tom Allen, Jason Krutz
Corn Verification Program
Mark Silva
Delta Agricultural Weather Project
Dale Moore
Web Site Maintenance and Support for the Mississippi Corn Promotion Board
MSU Extension Center for Technology Outreach
Priority Area 1: Research – Harvest Management
Normie Buehring, Billy Kingery, Wayne Ebelhar, Larry Falconer
Corn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Yield and Returns
Priority Area 2: Research – Residue Management
Michael Cox, Larry Oldham, Bobby Golden
Addressing acid soil conditions in Mississippi corn production
Michael Cox, Erick Larson
Validation of Soil Management Zone Determination for Efficient Corn Production
Bobby Golden
Corn Response to Zinc Fertilization
M. Wayne Ebelhar, H.C. Pringle III, Lawrence Falconer
Defining Mid-Season Nitrogen Management (TASSEL) for Optimum Corn Production
Priority Area 4: Research – Nutrient Management
Jac Varco, Brien Henry, Amelia Fox
Development of Cost-effective Scouting Tools to Assess Early Leaf Nitrogen Status in Corn
Bobby Golden
Correlation of Soil Test Potassium and Phosphorus Indices with Plant Tissue concentrations and Corn Yield
Priority Area 5: Research – Precision Agriculture Technology
W. Brien Henry, Erick Larson, Normie Buehring
Planting Density and the Effect on Dryland Yield Stability
Priority Area 6: Research – Regionalized Planting Date Studies
W. Brien Henry, K. Raja Reddy, Erick Larson, Normie Buehring, Jason Ward, Brian Williams
Corn Hybrid Evaluation to Optimize Early-season Planting
Mary Love Tagert, Jonathan Pote
On-farm Validation of the Mississippi Irrigation Scheduler Tool (MIST) for Corn Production Systems
Priority Area 7: Research – Irrigation/ Water Management
Daniel Reynolds, Jason Bond
Evaluation and Integration of New Corn Weed Control Technologies in Mississippi Crop Production Systems
Jason Krutz
Developing Sustainable and Profitable Deficit Irrigation Programs
Jason Krutz
Row-crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research (RISER) Program
Priority Area 8: Research – Weed Management
Ashli Brown, Darrell Sparks, Olga Pechanova, Jose Rodriguez
Decreasing The Impact of Aflatoxin on Ccorn and Distillers Grains
Priority Area 9: Research – Aflatoxin Management (Aflaguard Evaluation)
Angus Catchot, Fred Musser, Don Cook, Jeffrey Gore
Evaluation of Management Strategies for Sugarcane Beetle in Mississippi Field Corn – No report
Don Cook, Angus Catchot, Jeffrey Gore, Fred Musser
Impact of Corn Earworm Infestations on Transgenic Field Corn Yield and Grain Quality – No report
Priority Area 11: Research – Corn Storage, Facilities and Equipment
Other
Angus Catchcot
Bee Project: Assessing the Impact of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments on Pollinators
Hamed K. Abbas, Mark Weaver, Gabe Sciumbato, Tom Allen
Aflatoxin management in corn with Afla-Guard and the effects of fungicides and Afla-Guard on aflatoxin contamination