MS SOYBEAN NEWS STAY UP TO DATE WITH YOUR CHECKOFF INVESTMENT Welcome to another issue of MS Soybean News. The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board created this newsletter with your checkoff funds to keep you informed about what’s happening at the state and national levels. Covering the latest issues in the soybean industry, MS Soybean News is one more way your checkoff is working for you. MSPB ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW FOR BILLY MOORE SOYBEAN DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The future success of the soybean industry in the United States and Mississippi depends on the continued output of qualified soybean practitioners. To enable this process, the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) established the Billy Moore Soybean Doctoral Fellowship at the Mississippi State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MSU-CALS). This fellowship will promote the educational development of soybean scientists, especially in the area of production agriculture. The intention of this program is to attract high-quality doctoral candidates to advance his or her education in a discipline that can help improve soybean production. The fellowship provides an annual stipend of $30,000, plus tuition and fees, for up to three years, to a new Ph.D. candidate who is not already being funded as part of an MSPB project. It also includes a funded research project not to exceed $30,000 per year for that period, provided that the student makes satisfactory progress towards degree completion. MSPB MEMBERS PAUL DEES | Leland WAYNE DULANEY | Clarksdale The Moore Fellowship is named for Billy Moore, Ph.D., emeritus professor of extension plant pathology at Mississippi State University. Moore is recognized as a preeminent authority on Mid-South soybean diseases and their control and a longtime supporter of Mississippi soybean farmers, making him a perfect role model for future soybean scientists. MIKE GUEDON | Natchez Since 2004, Moore has coordinated Mississippi’s effort to detect the presence of soybean rust. His work traces the spread of the disease and determines whether soybean farmers should apply a fungicide to prevent yield losses. He works with extension specialists and researchers in all soybean-producing states in the national effort to reduce losses from this disease. He also provides advice and support for Mississippi scientists and extension specialists who have MSPB-sponsored soybean-pathology projects. JAN DE REGT | Hollandale Visit WWW.MSSOY.ORG/FELLOWSHIP to download the application packet. DAN REYNOLDS NAMED HARTWIG CHAIR Dan Reynolds, Ph.D., has been selected to hold the Edgar E. Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy. “It is truly a great honor to have been selected as the first recipient of the Hartwig Endowed Chair,” says Reynolds. “The confidence that the MSPB has placed in me to be a leader in soybean production is very humbling.” He says this position will allow him to focus exclusively on weed control and agronomic practices related to soybean production. “Having grown up on a farm, I have a deep desire to investigate production practices that can have a direct impact on producers in order to make their operations run more efficiently and economically,” he adds. Previously Reynolds’ responsibilities included teaching, weed-control research in corn, cotton and soybeans along with conservation tillage systems. With the assistance of colleagues, Reynolds has developed effective weed-control programs for the crops grown in Louisiana and Mississippi. JEREMY JACK | Belzoni KEITH MORTON | Falkner C.D. SIMMONS | Hollandale JERRY SLOCUM | Coldwater JIMMY SNEED | Hernando BILL RYAN TABB | Cleveland DAVID WANSLEY | Valley Park Chairman TIM CLEMENTS | GREENVILLE Email: [email protected] MSPB Staff Carol Bullard Board Administrator P.O. Box 9 Pope, MS 38658 662-561-2348 [email protected] Larry Heatherly, Ph.D. Research & Technology Transfer Coordinator 865-573-6295 [email protected] Follow MSPB on Facebook and Twitter @MSSOY In addition to his research, Reynolds has served as a major advisor to 33 graduate students, including the recipient of MSPB’s T.S. Bufkin Doctoral Fellowship. An MSPB investment in the Edgar E. Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy at MSU will enhance soybean research, teaching and service at the university for years to come. Named after the late Edgar E. Hartwig, a renowned soybean breeder, MSPB’s investment will help fund an endowed chair position in MSU’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Hartwig spent 47 years with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Stoneville, where he developed many of the soybean varieties grown in the southern United States. A 2007 contribution from Hartwig’s wife, Winifred, to MSU established the endowed chair position and provided support for graduate-student research. The investments from MSPB and its industry partners will be added to the original fund. VISIT MSSOY.ORG FOR SOYBEAN PRODUCTION INFORMATION 52620-14-April_Newsletter_MSPB.indd 1 SPRING 2015 4/21/15 4:59 PM VISIT MSSOY.ORG FOR SOYBEAN PRODUCTION INFORMATION SPRING 2015 SCOUT EARLY, SCOUT OFTEN The majority of Mississippi soybean farmers now face herbicide-resistant weeds in their fields, most notably weeds resistant to glyphosate. This major production problem threatens farmer profitability. “Timeliness is everything,” said Paul Dees, MSPB vice chairman and Leland, Mississippi farmer. “It’s important to scout your fields in order to know which weeds you have, and if you caught them in enough time to kill them.” Having a diverse weed-management approach that not only takes into account the type of herbicide resistance but also the weed’s biology is essential in maximizing yields. It’s important to control weeds present in soybean fields year-round, including before planting, at planting, postemergence and after harvest. If farmers have not begun planning against resistance, a visit with an agronomist or crop consultant could be a good place to start. Farmers are also welcome to join MSU experts at one of the following field days as they share the latest technologies in crop and weed management: Now is the time farmers should be in their fields scouting for early-season insects and weeds. Scouting early and often after applying post-emergence herbicides will reveal whether any resistant weeds survived. If you find escapees, those plants could contain the gene that makes them resistant to the herbicide you used. Show them no mercy. June 16 in Dundee June 17 in Stoneville June 24 in Brooksville July 16 in Starkville More information will be available shortly on www.mssoy.org and www.mississippi-crops.com. ISCOUTWILL MY FIELDS. I will walk my rows, and I will stand my ground. I will take action against herbicide-resistant weeds. I will scout my fields and field borders, ditches and waterways. I will scout them early and often. I’ll be here when weeds emerge. And I’ll be back after I spray. I will track down escapees and late emergers. I will take action before weeds take over. Now is the time to take action against herbicide-resistant weeds. Visit www.TakeActionOnWeeds.com to learn how you can prevent herbicide-resistant weeds from spreading. 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