Cotton
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Strategies to improve productivity or cutting costs are highly recommended during a time of low cotton prices.For more information related to the commodity loan programs for cotton, please see the attached link to the publication of Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments for Upland Cotton. https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/C%201194_1.PDF
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Following are some current row crop disease updates and points to consider from Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension Plant Pathologist. “Planting season is upon us and critical decisions with regards to season-long disease and nematode control must be made before the furrow is closed. For now, there are 4 critical issues, as I see them.”…
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We have had many questions about the Using Pesticides Wisely for 2020. At this time there are two training plans. We are awaiting the final decision from EPA regarding Georgia’s 2020 dicamba training program. Click Read More to see the information sheets, which clearly explain the two plans.
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Cotton growers and other interested parties, make plans to attend next Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The GA Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. Please register at the following link to help in planning for breaks and lunch: https://ugatiftonconference.caes.uga.edu/content/caes/news-events/calendar/event.html?eventid=1591&event=Georgia-Cotton-Commission-14th-Annual-Meeting See the full agenda…
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There are a few area and regional meetings that are coming up in the next couple of months. Please see the information listed (be aware of early registration deadlines). December 9, 2019 Team Agriculture Georgia (TAG) – Organic Row Crop Workshop – Monday, December 9, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the UGA…
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There have been some questions about rates for defoliation when treating re-growth of cotton. It depends on how long it has been since initial defoliation application, rain, and the severity of the re-growth when determining rates. It would be best just to harvest the crop if not much re-growth is there, but if much time…
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Harvest is moving along, and now is the time to consider pulling nematode samples if you suspect the problem to assess populations. As long as cotton is alive, it can be a food source to continue to build populations that would be battled next year. While the food source is still available , and temperatures…
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Recent harvest conditions have been ideal for our peanut and cotton farmers. We have done maturity clinics and checked peanut fields for optimum digging and harvest timing of peanuts, and we have also looked at many cotton fields with growers to plan defoliation and harvest. Harvest activity is also steady in our vegetable fields at…
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Most of the farmers in the county are wide open with cotton harvest. We have mentioned defoliation earlier, but here is the recommended rates of the three-way as we progress into October. The dry conditions we have been having can play a role in how well defoliation works and if we start to see cooler…
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There has been some defoliating starting in the county, as well as some places being harvested. Listed below are some good references on determining defoliation by UGA Cotton Agronomist Dr. Jared Whitaker. Here is a reference on recommended defoliation rates of the “Three-way” for early season defoliation. If there are any other…