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Pretty much the same tune as last week Cotton: I see more and more target spot, so it may not hurt to throw a fungicide in the tank on the next round through the field. Corn is starting to be harvested, so those stink bugs will be hunting somewhere to go, so watch out for…
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Regan and I will be chauffeuring Dr. Kemerait’s pathology class around next Monday, hunting diseases. This teaches new Extension Agents how to correctly ID diseases in the field, take samples, and then identify pathogens under a microscope. If you see a caravan on the edge of one of your fields, it’s probably us. Peanuts: The…
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Yay, rain! Cotton: Big question this week has been Pix. Some love it and some don’t. Pix varies from field to field as you have to consider crop age, variety, amount of water, amount of fertilizer, etc. Pix does not cause the plant to produce flowers or bolls, it limits vegetative growth which enhances fruit…
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I hope everyone had a good 4th and got to see some fireworks. I’ve been at Rock Eagle all week for 4H Senior Camp, but I have a few reminders for you. Peanuts: Hot days, warm nights, and high humidity are perfect for white mold. White mold is in some surrounding counties, so it will…
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Cotton: Good news is that the whitefly population is still low. The semi-good news is that the rain showers this week will help keep the spider mite and aphid populations in check. We are seeing more and more plant bugs. Ideally, we look to control plant bugs when we find 8 plant bugs per 100…
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It’s hot! Just think, if we had bought Apple and Google stock about 15 years ago, we could be sitting on the beach enjoying this hot weather. Peanuts: I may sound like a broken record, but now is the time to protect against white mold and keep water to them. I know ponds are drying…
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Cotton: I haven’t looked at much cotton this week. Its been all peanuts and deskwork. Peanuts: Hot and humid may give us some early outbreaks of white mold. Hot and dry conditions are a catalyst for underground white mold. This is possible, especially with nighttime temperatures around that 75 and above mark. Throw some white…
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Cotton: There are some plant bugs in April cotton. Plant bugs are a nuisance because they primarily feed on small squares. Plant bugs should be monitored from squaring until mid-bloom. We are shooting for an 80% first position retention. Those are the money bolls. We don’t recommend blanket sprays for plant bugs because the products…
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Cotton: The little squall that came through Tuesday produced some hail that beat some of our cotton up. Cotton can handle a little beating but it depends on the severity of the storm and stage of growth on the cotton. The cotton won’t make it if the hail broke it off below the cotyledon. If…
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Cotton: This rain has given our dryland cotton a little boost, which was badly needed. Thrips seem to be moving on out. The newer planted cotton that I’ve looked at hasn’t seen the near thrip pressure that the earlier cotton has. I’m finding a little rhizoc in about every field, which is relatively normal; no…
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