Editor's Picks
Category: Southwest Cotton
Cotton Market Has Largest Weekly Gain In 12 Years — Is the Bottom In? Nov 7, 2022
The cotton market hit a two-year low on Monday, Oct. 31, but then proceeded to rally in a big way, ending the week 1,494 points, or 21%, higher — the largest […]
Your Soil Sample Checklist To Minimize Variability And Maximize Your Effort Nov 4, 2022
With sky-high fertilizer prices, you want to take a Goldilocks approach for applications — not too much, not too little but just right. How can you perfectly sync your rates […]
Combine Fire Prevention Nov 1, 2022
Take steps to prevent combine fires Did you know Ohio ranks 4th in the nation for the number of reported combine fires? Other states leading the list include Minnesota (1st), Iowa (2nd), […]
Southwest Cotton: Nervous About Nicholas Sep 16, 2021
Higher yields are expected over much of our coverage area. From 2-bale dryland to 5-bale irrigated, growers are itching to get pickers and strippers into the field once the crop finishes.
Southwest Cotton: Countdown to Cracked Bolls Sep 9, 2021
Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Katie Humphreys, Editor Ernst Undesser, Editor Subscribe Back Issues Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Southwest Cotton, sponsored by the Southwest team of PhytoGen cottonseed. […]
Southwest Cotton: Worms Are Playing Leapfrog Sep 2, 2021
Worms are playing leapfrog in cotton, corn and sorghum fields in the southern Texas Panhandle. IPM agent Blayne Reed has the story, along with word on stink bugs, lygus, aphids and other critters.
Southwest Cotton: Aphids – To Spray or Not to Spray? Aug 26, 2021
Cotton aphids are in many fields – and there’s a dilemma on whether to spray. AgriLife entomologist Megha Parajulee contends that unless there is a major flareup in the next few weeks, beneficial insects should hold down aphids.
Southwest Cotton: Insects Aren’t Giving Up Aug 19, 2021
Bollworm pressure mounts in the southwestern Panhandle and scouting can be tricky, notes IPM Agent John Thobe. Check out his scouting tips below.
Southwest Cotton: Hot Weather Helps Aug 12, 2021
The dog days of summer have arrived in much of west Texas and the southern High Plains as 100-degree temperatures are on tap for parts of this week. There’s hope the crop will catch up on heat units.
Southwest Cotton: Crazy, Crazy Crop Aug 5, 2021
A crazy, crazy crop will cause more sleepless nights than normal, notes OSU’s Todd Baughman. Southern production areas are also ready to put the 2021 crop behind them.
