New PhytoGen® brand varieties provide cotton growers more options, greater profit potential
The announcement of the first PhytoGen® brand variety with the Enlist™ cotton trait was met with great enthusiasm by growers …
Quality of PhytoGen® Cottonseed Pumps Up Yield Potential
Yield, the driving factor in cotton production for decades, now has a partner in profit: quality. “Yield pays. Yield plus …
Quality cotton yields premiums, enhances profits
As cotton growers struggle to squeeze every penny they can from their crop, most say profit potential depends first and …
Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth Can Infect Plants 200 Meters Away
Even the most resilient things have their weaknesses. When Superman was exposed to kryptonite, he lost his special powers. In …
New PhytoGen® brand varieties provide cotton growers more options, greater profit potential
The announcement of the first PhytoGen® brand variety with the Enlist™ cotton trait was met with great enthusiasm by growers …
With Seed-Applied Treatments Holding, it’s Time To …Beat Resistance, Improve Quality
Quite obviously the results are not in – and won’t be until after harvest – but at first glance, it …
Glyphosate- and ALS-resistant species of pigweed have become nothing short of terrors across the Southeast and Mid-South. Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus …
Across the weed spectrum in the Southeast and Mid-South, there is no doubt that glyphosate- and ALS-resistant marestail and palmer …
Unfortunately, regrettably, lamentably, Dr. Powel was right. Resistant marestail is almost a fact of life in the Mid-South and Southeast, …
Weed-resistance management is more of a hot topic these days than insect-resistance management. Is that because insect resistance has been …
The message was clear for attendees: The weeds are getting more adaptive, so you must be more proactive in how …
Post-Direct and Hooded Options for Pigweed Control
Considering how Palmer amaranth – or pigweed – seems to just keep coming this year, directed layby applications are critical for maintaining consistent pigweed control.
As new types of resistance appear, 2016 could become a banner year for pigweed escapes.
New Webcast Outlines Flag the Technology Program
A new webcast explaining the use and value of the University of Arkansas’ Flag the Technology program has been added to the Focus on Cotton online series from the Plant Management Network and Cotton Incorporated.
Preserving Weed Management Tools through Good Stewardship
Cotton growers looking for ways to cut trips across their fields to save money and time could be doing more harm than good – especially when it comes to weed management.
Participation Urged for Texas Palmer Amaranth Study
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is conducting an online survey to determine weed management systems commonly used by cotton growers, as well as the current extent of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth in West Texas.
How to Manage PPO Resistant Pigweed in Cotton
Mississippi State Extension specialists say managing Palmer amaranth with multiple resistance to glyphosate, ALS and PPO herbicides will be complicated, but not impossible.
Producers Embrace Diverse Herbicide Programs
While growers wait on regulatory approval of new options, residual herbicides become increasingly important.
EPA Reconsidering Enlist Duo Registration; Dow Responds
Citing “new information regarding potential synergistic effects between the two ingredients on non-target plants,” EPA is reconsidering the registration of Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist Duo herbicide for corn, soybeans and cotton.
Post-Harvest Field Prep Can Reduce Weed Problems at Planting
As growers look across their harvested fields, they should be thinking about what’s needed to get ready for 2016 plantings.
Enlist Cotton Gets the Greenlight
When USDA deregulated Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist cotton trait system in late July, company representatives breathed a sigh of relief…and started gearing up for the “fun part.”
Cover Crop Considerations for This Fall
Growers should plan now for fall cover crops to help improve control of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth in next year's row crops.
