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Mississippi Cotton: Going After Pigweed And Thrips At The Same Time

A number of questions this week regarding Palmer amaranth control and thrips control. Most were about tankmixing Liberty herbicide with […]

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Mississippi Cotton: Layby Herbicide Roster

Over the last couple of weeks numerous calls have come in regarding layby herbicide programs.  There are several options for […]

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Cotton Planting In Midsouth Speeds Along – AgFax

Cotton farmers are moving as fast as they can with planting after multiple weather delays this spring. With near-ideal conditions […]

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Midsouth Cotton: Rain Drags Out Planting – AgFax

Another round of rain across much of the region has once again put cotton planting on hold. Plenty of progress […]

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Delta Cotton Farmers Seeing Pest Indicators For 2014 – AgFax

More thrips applications are underway. Spider mites have turned up at treatment levels in small cotton in Mississippi.

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Cotton Harvest – Midsouth – Picking, Cotton Defoliation Gear Up – AgFax

Cotton harvest has started in more areas over the last week. Cotton defoliation applications also have been going out as […]

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Cotton – Midsouth Planting In Full Force, Pivots Already Running – AgFax

Pivots are running in places to even out stands and activate herbicides. Conditions weren’t exactly ideal where some cotton was planted last week, so the water should help improve emergence

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Mississippi Cotton: Replanting Decisions – Sorting Through The Agony

Do not be lulled into thinking that we will have tremendous fall weather as we have the past two seasons.  My fear is that an early fall is going to

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Mississippi Cotton: With Compressed Planting, Start Thinking “Maturity”

Although harvest is a long way off, take steps now to enhance the maturity of this crop as best as possible.

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Mississippi Cotton: Options If Seedlings Emerged Ahead Of Herbicide Apps

The biggest concern with early season injury from herbicide application is always yield. However, concerns also exist regarding thrips management.

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Cotton – Midsouth Planting Progress, Weed Issues – AgFax

Weed control will be complicated where farmers did not apply herbicides at or just after planting and hard-to-control weeds started emerging with the cotton.  

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Cotton – Rain Delays Could Trim Midsouth Acres – AgFax

Some of the last intended cotton acreage may shift to other crops, several of our contacts noted this week. Barring more rain, it could be late this week   

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Cotton – Midsouth Planting Mostly Cut Off By More Rain – AgFax

More rain has fallen across much of the Midsouth since last week's report and more is in the forecast. In many areas it will be into June before fields are

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Cotton In Midsouth – Insects Filtering Into The Picture – AgFax

Plant bug treatments have started in a few more areas in squaring cotton. No big numbers were reported, although it’s still early. Thrips vary but in places they are heavy

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Mississippi Cotton: Boron Deficiency Symptoms, Recommendations

Boron is a micronutrient that plays a role in cell wall structure and the formation of proteins within plants.

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Cotton – Delta – Plant Bugs Moving, Armyworms Shifting – AgFax

Plant bug treatments are picking up as more cotton starts squaring. No huge numbers are being reported, but they are hitting threshold on a somewhat wider basis. Immature plant bugs

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Cotton – Midsouth – Plant Bugs Bear Watching – AgFax

More cotton is blooming and more fields are being laid by in the lower Delta. Plant bugs are being sprayed on a somewhat wider basis, but nobody is reporting overwhelming

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Cotton – Midsouth – Cotton Defoliation Heading North – AgFax

AgFax Midsouth Cotton | Covering Arkansas, Louisiana, North Alabama, Mississippi, SE Missouri and Tennesee Owen Taylor, Editor Subscribe to this report. Here is this week’s issue of Midsouth Cotton,...

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Cotton Defoliation Ramps Up In Midsouth, Early Yield Summaries – AgFax

Here is this week’s issue of Midsouth Cotton, sponsored by the Midsouth staff of Bayer, maker of Liberty® herbicide. Owen Taylor, Editor Subscribe to this report. Cotton picking has started on

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Mississippi’s Darin Dodds Named Outstanding Young Cotton Physiologist

The National Cotton Council and its partners have named Darrin Dodds, associate Extension professor for Mississippi State University, the Dr. J. Tom Cothren Outstanding Young Cotton Physiologist. The...

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