by Zane Grabau | Jul 24, 2020
Reniform nematode is a major pest of cotton. Unlike many other nematodes, it causes problems in a range of soils, including those with lower sand content. Management of this nematode currently relies on nematicide application and crop rotation. Fortunately, resistant...
by Libbie Johnson | Feb 7, 2020
This report summarizes results from the 2019 cotton demonstration variety trial at the West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, Florida. It shows the performance of 17 cotton varieties. This data represents only one year. Results should be considered over...
by Ethan Carter | Jan 17, 2020
Over the last several years, many states across the Midwest and South have received extensive calls related to dicamba injury of sensitive crops from drift when it was used in over-the-top applications to fields of tolerant cotton and soybean. In 2018, the EPA called...
by Ethan Carter | Nov 15, 2019
The second week of November has finally brought cold temperatures to the Panhandle, something needed to kill regrowth in cotton fields. The past several years we have had increasingly warm winters with few to no hard freezes. As a result, pest populations that would...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 12, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Cotton prices have been under attack. The meltdown started on Monday (July 8) and continued on Tuesday—new crop December 2019 futures lost 3 ½ cents over those 2 days. Prices tried to and did recover on...