The High Plains Cotton Conference, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will be presented online Jan. 28, with programming running from 9-11 a.m. CST.
The program will be free to all, with sponsorship by FMC Corp.
“We want to...
• By Patrick Porter, Kerry Siders and Suhas Vyavhare •
The current spike in bollworm moth activity in our pheromone traps is from moths coming out of corn. These moths pose a substantial threat to cotton with majority of our...
• By Suhas Vyavhare •
Cotton planters are rolling across the Texas High Plains. While a lot of cotton seed will go into the ground over the next couple of weeks, some of the early planted stuff is making its...
Members of the Verett family have farmed in Crosby County, Texas, since my granddad settled here in 1917. I grew up in Ralls, and my dad was a farmer but retired relatively early. At that point, my older brother,...
• By Kay Ledbetter •
Cotton acreage continues to boom in the Texas High Plains north of Interstate 40, more than doubling in the past five years. Whether that is due to water savings or projections for improved profitability, Texas...
Cotton is sensitive to water stress at different growth stages, needing water at specific times to produce a high-yielding crop. A Texas A&M AgriLife Research study investigated the best strategies to improve irrigation water-use efficiency while maintaining high yields.
“Evaluation...
• By Seshadri Ramkuma •
Yields in the High Plains of Texas are expected to be below what was originally forecast.
“Yields are 25% to 30% off the normal,” said Mark Brown, director of field services for Lubbock, Texas-based Plains Cotton...
• By Mary Jane Buerkle •
In its first official crop production estimates for the Texas High Plains this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service pegged the 2019 upland cotton crop at 4.93 million bales harvested...
While rainfall is important for crop production, the amounts falling across the High Plains have negatively impacted row crops and agricultural operations, with potential effects extending into the summer growing season, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service...
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ranked a PhytoGen brand variety with the Enlist cotton trait (W3FE) among the 10 most planted in 2018.
Two more W3FE varieties rounded out the top 20. Building on that momentum...
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