Greetings from the University of Georgia Tifton Campus! We have been celebrating a momentous occasion at UGA Tifton, and I would like to share that event with you. A bill passed by the Georgia General Assembly in August 1918...
The University of Arkansas's MP-144, also known as “Insecticide Recommendations for Arkansas,” has gone mobile.
Producers, agricultural agents and consultants will now have access to a comprehensive database of insecticide information at their fingertips, with the University of Arkansas System...
• By Dominic Reisig •
As mentioned in the 2019 North Carolina Cotton Information Guide, “The key to successful cotton production in North Carolina is the adoption of a short-season management strategy.”
Specifically, growers should 1) maximize early season growth, 2)...
• By Larry Steckel •
Many questions continue to be asked on how best to manage grass in cotton. The sketchy performance of glyphosate on goosegrass, junglerice and Johnsongrass in 2018 is the main driver of these questions.
One change in...
• SPONSORED CONTENT •
“I farm mostly dryland cotton in sandy country. We run three, 16-row planters and have to get consistent seed placement and be super efficient crossing big acres. To accomplish this, I went all in with the...
• SPONSORED CONTENT •
We consultants find ourselves matching wits yearly with creatures that weigh mere milligrams but can potentially inflict millions of dollars of damage to cotton. Thankfully, the past growing season will not be remembered as anything other...
Arkansas’ brief rally in the number active cotton gins has ended, as open gins declined from 33 to 28 between 2017 and 2018, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The state’s cotton acres rose from below 400,000 acres in...
• By Clint Thompson •
Georgia temperatures are rising, and the weather is only going to get hotter with little rain in the forecast. That’s not good news for Georgia’s cotton producers who are in the middle of planting this...
May 25 marks the last day for Arkansas growers to apply the herbicide dicamba to crops in the state, based on a ruling from the Arkansas State Plant Board earlier this year.
The herbicide is primarily used to control Palmer...
As seed prices rise, growers must be increasingly mindful of the density and configuration of cotton in their fields. However, current cotton plant population recommendations aren't always helpful or based on the latest research.
Experts often offer guidance, rather than...
The Texas Department of Agriculture has issued Section 24(c) Special Local Need labels for two dicamba herbicides to allow application up to 90 days after cotton planting.
The products are Engenia Herbicide from BASF and XtendiMax herbicide with VaporGrip Technology...
• By Dominic Reisig •
If you are replanting cotton, keep in mind that the Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton predicts that cotton planted in May will be more at risk from thrips than earlier planted cotton.
Although seedlings grow quicker...
Cotton and sorghum producers are applauding Section 18 emergency use exemptions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Transform WG insecticide. Transform provides growers with an effective tool for controlling sap-feeding pests including major yield-robbers – tarnished plant bug...
• By Larry Steckel •
Questions continue to arise on management of glyphosate-resistant (GR) Johnsongrass in corn, soybean and cotton. GR Johnsongrass continues to become more of an issue with each passing year.
The main threat with Johnsongrass is in corn...
