by external | Apr 16, 2021
– Dr. Steve Li, Auburn Weed Scientist – Cotton planting will be in full swing in just another week or two. One thing that I cannot emphasize enough is to START CLEAN (free of weeds), particularly in no-till fields. A single-pass burndown treatment is often...
by external | Apr 16, 2021
Dr. Steve Brown, Auburn Cotton Agronomist – The high cost of seed (and technology) compel a hard look at reduced seeding rates. The broad compensatory nature of cotton – the ability to make comparable yields across a range of plant populations – affords that...
by external | Apr 16, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics From the peak near 88 cents in late February, to the decline to near 76 cents in late March, cotton prices (new crop December futures) are trying to mount a comeback. Since the latest low, we’ve had 9 up days...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 16, 2021
This week’s featured video was a historic Encyclopedia Britannica short film stored on the Charlie Dean Archives YouTube channel. The 13-minute film shares a year in the life of a Kansas farm family in 1956. They faced a number of challenges each year, but...
by Michael Mulvaney | Apr 9, 2021
Michael J. Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist, CCA – Check the germ rate of your seed I was shocked last year to see so many skippy stands, because we didn’t check the germ rate. Many peanut fields had 2 plants/ft! At that rate, you’ve taken your...
by external | Apr 9, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – The hopeful return to the upper 80’s has stalled. The market (new crop December futures) was in a downtrend for the month of March, and April isn’t starting out any better. There’s no reason to panic – we...
