Cotton farmers should look to soil temperature rather than the calendar for optimal planting time, according to Louisiana State University AgCenter experts.
Cotton is usually planted between mid-April and mid-May in Louisiana; however, recent cooler temperatures may have slowed seasonal...
Four Louisiana State University College of Agriculture students received scholarships during the recent 2020 Louisiana Agricultural Technology and Management Conference.
The conference, organized by the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association, allowed companies to showcase their latest products and services. Experts from...
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is accepting nominations for its annual induction ceremony, which will be held March 26, 2020, in Baton Rouge.
The nomination form can be obtained online at www.louisianaagriculturehallofdistinction.com or through any parish Louisiana State University...
Layers Of Support Contribute To Success
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
Thomas “Tap” Parker says he always loved everything about farming but did not step into a large, multi-generational operation. His mother and father, Marie “Tweet” and Bill, owned 300 acres of...
An anonymous quote that popped up recently on my social media feed says, “A rich man buying you something means nothing, but a busy man giving you his time means everything.” I am not sure I agree with the...
When a new baby comes into the world, everyone scrutinizes each little detail to see what has been passed down from one generation to the next.In this month’s My Turn column, Tennessee cotton specialist Tyson Raper recalls “farming a...
• By Brent Murphree,
Memphis, Tennessee •
Throughout the Mid-South, Cotton Incorporated-funded water research is making huge impacts on how cotton farmers manage their irrigated crop.
Over the past 30 years, producers have improved irrigation efficiency in cotton 82 percent, according to...
By Carroll Smith
Senior Writer
This month, Cotton Farming is focusing on familiar insect pests that likely will be back again this year. In the cover article, several consultants discuss what cotton insect pests they expect to see in their respective...
MISSOURI
Mike Milam
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DROUGHT CONTINUES IN MISSOURI
Southeast Missouri is blessed with groundwater resources. Irrigation really helped us duringseveral severe droughts within the past five years. The Drought Monitor had our growing area classified as exceptional drought during much of the growing...
MISSOURI
Mike Milam
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EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT HURT MISSOURI
As we look back on the 2012 Missouri cotton crop, we had a pretty good year. While our drought conditions were described by the Drought Monitor as exceptional, we still had a better-than-average year. With...
