Replant considerations where Warrant has been used at planting: If replanting cotton is necessary, one needs to consider the herbicides used in the original planting. Cotton is tolerant to the herbicides we use pre-emerge in cotton, with the exception of Warrant and Warrant Extra. Over time the active ingredient (acetochlor)…
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Cotton Fertilization With cotton prices expected to be lower than normal this year, it is even more important to follow a sound fertilizer and liming program that is based on good soil sampling. Liming on time (at least 3 months ahead of planting) and where needed is the first step…
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Dooly County Cotton Production Update January 25, 2016 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Marise Country Cooking – Vienna Agenda 8 a.m. Breakfast Welcome – Ronnie Barentine Pesticide License and Signup Sheet – Jay Porter Speakers Dr. Stanley Culpepper – Variety and Weed Control Dr. Bob Kemerait – Disease Control Dr….
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About this time each year I begin to get questions on when to stop irrigating cotton. Through the years I have recommended that growers evaluate the field when bolls begin to crack. If there is good soil moisture at this time, then this is a good time to stop. If not I would suggest one…
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There doesn’t seem to be any major issues with target spot in cotton, but I do get few calls on various spot that occur. Following is a sampling of the leaf spots that you may see in the field and management. Stemphyllium Leaf Spot The underlying cause of this disease is…
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We still have not found Asian soybean rust to date in Georgia, nor has it been found in Alabama. Last week it was identified in Mississippi for the first time this season and it has now been found in two counties in Florida near the Georgia border. Conditions have…
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Don Shurley Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Georgia Acreage. In March, Georgia farmers said they “intended” to plant 1.1 million acres compared to 1.38 million last season. The first USDA estimate of actual acreage planted will be released on June 30. The crop lagged behind normal in being planted…
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Although irrigation requirement is higher for blooming cotton than for pre-bloom cotton, stressing cotton during squaring has more negative effects than we realize. Cotton does not rebound if stressed from no irrigation through squaring. UGA Extension Cotton Agronomist Dr. Jared Whitaker conducted research on this using the UGA Checkbook Method where the…
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To be successful in cotton weed control, sometimes we have to live with a little bit of crop injury. Minor injury may not affect yield, but excessive injury can cause problems. Below are a few tips to help minimize cotton injury from herbicides. 1. Plant high vigor seed. 2. Follow…
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Over the past few years, we have been studying the impact of application time of day on the postemergence activity of numerous herbicides. The table below is provided to help guide with timely applications. Liberty remains, by far, the most sensitive herbicide to the time of day in which it…
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