Cotton

Virginia thrips management tools holding up

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:58:00 +0000

Much was made earlier in the spring about heavier than usual flights of thrips moths.

Does time of day influence pigweed control?

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:44:00 +0000

By Matthew Wiggins, University of Tennessee Graduate Research Assistant

Does time of day have an influence on how well Liberty herbicide controls Palmer amaranth?

Rotation, innovation critical for South Carolina grower

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:40:00 +0000

Whether it be driving to nearby Myrtle Beach in his 1960s vintage Ford Galaxy convertible or planting crops on his Bennettsvillle, S.C., farm, Frankie Hinson has always done things a little differently than most folks and often getting surprising results.

North Carolina thrips populations ‘all over the map’

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:45:00 +0000

By Jack Bacheler, North Carolina Extension Entomologist

Depending on location, planting date and moisture level, thrips populations and their threat to cotton was all over the map last week.

NCC urges House ag committee to include STAX in farm bill

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:43:00 +0000

From the National Cotton Council

The National Cotton Council looks forward to working with the House Agriculture Committee on development of a 2012 farm bill that effectively meets U.S. cotton producers' risk management needs.  

One of the fastest deals ever: A new $6.5 million cotton gin in east Mississippi

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:52:00 +0000

Eleven days — that’s all it took for a group of east Mississippi cotton growers to go from talking stage to a signed, sealed, and financed deal to build a spanking new $6.5 million state of the art cotton gin in Noxubee County.

It’s raining thrips in Tennessee

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:23:00 +0000

By Scott Stewart, Tennessee IPM Extension Specialist

Actually, thinking of thrips as raining from the sky is pretty accurate and we are getting a pretty good flood in most areas.

Thrips action heating up in north Alabama cotton

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:24:00 +0000

Consultants, growers urged to stay on top of situation

By Tim Reed & Barry Freeman, Alabama Extension Entomologists

Many cotton acres in north Alabama are being treated for thrips as large numbers move from grass to cotton plants in the first to second true leaf stage.

Horseweed causing bigger headaches for cotton, soybean growers

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:52:00 +0000

Reduced-tillage a factor in weed's emergence

By Jim Langcuster, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

In the social sciences, they call it unintended consequences, in the military, collateral damage — good intentions gone awry.

Record cotton stocks overwhelm market

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:42:00 +0000

It’s hard for the cotton market to ignore nearly 74 million bales of supply.