Cotton
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2016 cotton weed control guide below. Click on the images to enlarge. Keys to successful weed control: Do not plant into pigweed. Start clean! Scout fields before planting. If any pigweeds are coming up apply paraquat + crop oil or a surfactant at least 3-5 days before planting. Spraying paraquat ahead of planting will also help avoid the problems of…
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Appling County Dryland Roundup Ready Cotton Variety Trial Results. Planted May 15. Harvested October 8. Click on graph below to enlarge:
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Cotton Market News From Dr. Don Shurley: Cotton has had a relatively good last couple of weeks. Prices (Mar16 futures) seem to have found increasing support around the 62-cent level. Sixty-two cents is nothing to get excited about, but firming up the floor in what remains a very volatile and uncertain market is a good…
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Cotton aphid numbers have been increasing over the last couple of weeks across the county and state. Some growers have already sprayed for aphids. Aphids generally build to moderate/ high numbers and eventually crash due to a naturally occurring fungus. This fungal epizootic typically occurs in our area in early/mid-July. Once the aphid fungus…
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Dr. Jared Whitaker, UGA Cotton/Soybean Specialist has conducted a number of plant growth regulator (PGR) trials in cotton in Georgia. Below is updated information from 2014 and an article written by Dr. Whitaker from early this year. PGR applications are often necessary in cotton to reduce vegetative growth and maintain a manageable crop in Georgia. However, making such…
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A. S. Culpepper, J. Kichler, A. C. York and J. Smith Advancement in cotton weed management by growers has been miraculous; however, an economical solution to the control of Palmer amaranth is still elusive. Efforts for 2015 focus on critical components of a successful management program while emphasizing factors that influence excessive crop injury and/or…
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Cotton Marketing News from Dr. Don Shurley, University of Georgia Prices Head North to “Testing Ground” As we get closer to beginning to put the 2015 crop in the ground around most of the Cotton Belt, prices for both old crop and new crop are improving—as we thought and hoped they would. Old crop May…
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The results from the 2014 UGA on farm cotton variety trials are below. These trials are conducted at 20 different farm locations across Georgia cooperating with County Extension Agents, the farm owners, and UGA Cotton Specialists. Each trial is 10 to 20 acres. These are not small plots at research stations. On average, the on…
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Dr. Don Shurley, UGA Extension Ag Economist, gives us the following timely cotton update.
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