by Ethan Carter | Apr 7, 2017
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Jay Ferrell, and Ramon Leon, UF/IFAS Weed Specialists Late last week, after much anticipation, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provided the final approval for use of 2,4-D and dicamba in resistant...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 7, 2017
Don Shurley, Cotton Economist, UGA Professor Emeritus US cotton producers say they intend to plant 12.23 million acres of cotton this year—up 21.4% from last year. This number, released March 31, is higher than most pre-report expectations. The National Cotton...
by Zane Grabau | Mar 31, 2017
One of my goals since starting as field crop nematologist at the University of Florida last June was to update the nematode management guides for Florida field crops, so that extension agents and growers have access to active copies of these documents. I’m happy to...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 17, 2017
Dennis O’Brien, USDA ARS Office of Communications A USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agronomist in Mississippi has found a way to help cotton growers in the Southeast maximize profits when they use poultry litter as fertilizer. The practice makes sense....
by Doug Mayo | Mar 17, 2017
Don Shurley, Cotton Economist, UGA Professor Emeritus Eighty cent fever is running rampant. New crop December 17 futures have made a great run and the uptrend is strong. Support seems to be firm. New crop cotton has gained almost a nickel since the first of the...
