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 […]
View ArticleMississippi Cotton: Layby Herbicide Roster
Over the last couple of weeks numerous calls have come in regarding layby herbicide programs. There are several options for […]
View ArticleCotton 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 […]
View ArticleMidsouth 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 […]
View ArticleDelta 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.
View ArticleCotton 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 […]
View ArticleCotton – 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
View ArticleMississippi 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
View ArticleMississippi 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.
View ArticleMississippi 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.
View ArticleCotton – 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.
View ArticleCotton – 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
View ArticleCotton – 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
View ArticleCotton 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
View ArticleMississippi Cotton: Boron Deficiency Symptoms, Recommendations
Boron is a micronutrient that plays a role in cell wall structure and the formation of proteins within plants.
View ArticleCotton – 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
View ArticleCotton – 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
View ArticleCotton – 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,...
View ArticleCotton 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
View ArticleMississippi’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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