Kobin Worthy Worthy Cotton Pest Management, Inc./cotton farmer Cadaretta, Miss. (Consults in the Bootheel of Missouri, Sikeston area) In the summer of 1977, I started down a road that I had no idea of where it would take me. I was at Mississippi State at the time and like most farm-bred boys, I knew what my summer would consist of: ... Read More »
By Brent Murphree Maricopa, Ariz. Cotton ginners have a slightly different take on cotton harvest than the producers who bring their crops to the gin. While producers focus on yields, micronaire and how quickly they can get their crops ginned, ginners are looking more intensely at things like module moisture, leaf content and plastic contamination – all of which can ... Read More »
MISSOURI Mike Milam milammr@missouri.edu According to the Missouri Crop Progress and Condition Report for the week ending Aug. 12, cotton setting bolls and beyond was 81 percent, 10 days behind last year and 12 days behind normal. Cotton opening bolls was nine percent, 12 days ahead of last year and nine days ahead of normal. Cotton condition was 12 percent ... Read More »
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