Planting
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Optimize Irrigation and Fertility in High Plains Cotton
With many producers in the northern High Plains considering cotton this year, optimizing irrigation and fertility will be important to…
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Field Prep Underway for South TX Planting
With spring planting a few weeks away, growers in south Texas are making good progress on field preparation.
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Cover Crop Costs Recovered on Rolling Plains Cotton
Irrigated cotton producers on the Texas Rolling Plains could potentially be reaping more dollars per acre if they include a…
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Increasing Planter Capacity: Go Faster or Wider?
New technologies are giving growers more options to speed up planting. The best solution is the one better suited for…
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Managing Cotton after Uneven Emergence
Mississippi State University specialists offer guidelines for managing cotton fields with uneven plant maturity.
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Guidelines for Replanting Decisions
There are no definitive guidelines for making replant decisions. But a list of factors to consider may help make those…
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Improved Soil Moisture for Most Texas Cotton Fields
Improved soil moisture in most cotton fields in Texas are pushing growth and maturity in early-planted acres and are setting…
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USDA Projects 9.56 Million Cotton Acres in 2016
USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report projects that U.S. cotton growers will plant 9.56 million acres in 2016 – an…
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March Rainfall Could Mean More Cotton Acreage
More acres may be shifting back to cotton in 2016. For producers who may be planting cotton for the first…
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Preplant Burndown Time in NC
Mid-March through early April is the ideal time for preplant burndown applications in North Carolina cotton fields.