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A Yield 50 Years in the Making

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Mike Harris had a suspicion that something big was in the making. In five decades, Harris has seen his fair share of good crops, as well as tough ones. But he witnessed something in 2022 that he...

Producer Finds Easier Weed Management, Higher Yields In 2022

• SPONSORED CONTENT • A push for something better entails a willingness to change. And change opens the door to better-than-expected success. That’s what happened for producer Stephen Dozier, who farms about 3,500 acres of cotton and peanuts in Georgia. Dozier...

Varieties Prove Big Success Against Nematodes

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Nematodes are sneaky pests — too small to see and often the cause of hard-to-diagnose yield loss. If you suspect low fertility or drought stress, nematodes could be the root of the problem. Ron Taylor of Tallapoosa...

GET READY FOR HARVEST WITH SHARPEN® HERBICIDE  

Part II: Second Harvest Aid Application By Adam Hixson, BASF Technical Service Representative Last month, I talked about using Sharpen® Herbicide in the first harvest aid application. Sharpen dries out the leaves on the cotton plant and crisps up any weeds,...

“Whole Package” Drew Me to PhytoGen

Mike Goss, pictured here  with his son, Lane, farms both dry land and irrigated cotton in the Texas Panhandle. Here, he recounts his 2017 experience with PhytoGen® brandPHY 300 W3FE and PHY 490 W3FE. Goss says his most challenging...

Consistent, High Yields And Grades

Jay Beaird farms with his grandfather Terry, father Faron, brother Terry Allen and brother-in-law Tyler Moore in West Tennessee. Jay and his father also have a custom harvesting business in Tennessee and South Texas. He says consistency is very...

Zero Escapes And Zero Crop Injury

J.P. Kelley and his business partner Fred Helms grow cotton and peanuts at H&K Farms south of Dothan, Alabama. Kelley says they battle tremendous glyphosate-resistant pigweed pressure. Here he recounts his weed control experience with PhytoGen® brand PHY 490...

Key Considerations When Choosing Cotton Seed

Selecting the right seed with the right traits will help ensure optimal cotton production. By CROPLAN® Seed Host Kyle Reiner, WinField United master agronomy advisor, talks cotton on this episode of The Deal With Yield podcast with Sara Smelser, regional agronomist...

Time to Pick Your 2018 Cotton Varieties

By Robert Cossar, Technical Seed Manager and Cotton Product Manager, CROPLAN Seed If you are a cotton farmer, you are probably starting to analyze this year’s yield data and turning your thoughts toward what varieties to plant in 2018. While...

PHY 444 WRF Equals ‘Amazing Grades’

Mark Yeager, along with his sons Mark Jr. and Joe, grows cotton and corn at Red Land Farms in north Alabama. He also is owner/operator of Yeager Gin and in partnership with his daughter Anna Yeager Brakefield in Red...

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