Cotton

• Cotton Marketing Meeting Tonight Jan 19th @ 6pm

  January 19, 2016

  Please join us tonight at 6pm in the Ag building for our cotton marketing meeting. Dr. Don Shurley (UGA Ag Economist) will be speaking with us tonight about cotton marketing and 2016 budgets. Private  and commercial pesticide credits will offered as well.

  Posted in: Cotton, Economics

• Cotton Defoliation Charts – 2015

  September 16, 2015

  I wanted to share cotton defoliation information/charts that I distributed at our cotton defoliation meeting on August 18, 2015.  The first chart list rainfree periods required for various defoliant products.  Please call if you have additional questions. Cotton Defoliation Handout (8-18-15)          

  Posted in: Cotton

• Cotton Defoliation- Reminder tomorrow noon @ Round Tree Lodge

  August 17, 2015

  Just a reminder that UGA Extension and BCT Gin will be hosting a Cotton Defoliation meeting tomorrow, August 18th. Meeting will begin at noon in the Round tree Lodge. Lunch will be provided as well as one hour of Private or Commercial (category 21) pesticide credit.

  Posted in: Cotton

• Brooks County Moth Traps – Tobacco Budworm & Corn Earworm

  July 27, 2015

  Please see the chart below for the most recent moth captures for Tobacco Budworm (TBW) and Corn Earworm (CEW).

  Posted in: Cotton, Insects, Soybeans

• July 24th Cotton Market Update

  July 24, 2015

    Please click on the link below to view the latest cotton market update from Dr. Don Shurley, UGA cotton economist. July 24 Cotton Marketing News

  Posted in: Cotton

• Brooks County Moth Captures – Corn Earworm &Tobacco Budworm Monitoring

  July 17, 2015

  This week’s trap numbers reveal a drastic increase in the number of Corn Earworm (CEW) captures.  Please remember that Bt cottons are not immune to CEW damage.  We should monitor blooms, bloom tagged bolls, and small bolls for CEW larvae that is 1/4 inch or greater in length.  Larvae of this size are likely to…

  Posted in: Cotton, Insects, Soybeans

• Cotton Market Update

  July 17, 2015

          Please click on the link below to view cotton market news from UGA cotton economist, Dr. Don Shurley July Cotton Market Update

  Posted in: Cotton

• NO Counter on Cotton 2015

  April 17, 2015

  We just received word from the GA dept. of Ag. that Counter will not receive a Sec. 18 for 2015. Here is a report from Dr. Bob Kemerait, Extension Plant Pathologist; “I received official word from the Georgia Department of Ag that the EPA has denied our request to use Counter 20G on cotton.  (It…

  Posted in: Cotton, Disease Control, Insects

• Cotton/Soybean meeting handouts

  March 10, 2015

  The Brooks County Extension Cotton/Soybean Production Update meeting was held on February 10, 2015.  I wanted to share the educational material that I distributed at this meeting.  To access the following information, click on the provided links.  Please call me if you would like a copy of 2015 Cotton Production handbook.  Also, we are still…

  Posted in: Cotton, Economics, Soybeans, Variety Trials

• Using Pesticides Wisely – Auxin Herbicide Training

  March 9, 2015

  In case you were not able to attend the initial Dicamba/Auxin herbicide training offered by Monsanto, a make up date has been scheduled.  The training that is located closest for our area will be held in Tifton.  The meeting will be conducted on Tuesday, March 17 at 2:30 p.m. at  UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center,…

  Posted in: Cotton, Pesticides, Weed Science