AgFax Southwest
Southwest Cotton: Drought and Hail Damage – Not a Good Start May 20, 2021
Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Katie Humphreys, Editor Ernst Undesser, Editor Subscribe Back Issues Welcome to the ninth year of AgFax Southwest Cotton – weekly crop reports covering Texas, New Mexico, […]
Cotton – Southwest – Yields and Crop Status, So Far – AgFax Aug 26, 2020
Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Debra Ferguson, Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Southwest Cotton, sponsored by the Southwest team of PhytoGen cottonseed. Subscribe Many thanks to the PhytoGen […]
Cotton – Southwest – High Temps Push Crop to Cutout – AgFax Aug 19, 2020
Cutout and Defoliation. Cotton is moving along with a big push from high temperatures and dry weather.
Cotton – Southwest – Late Season Scouting | Hanna’s Hard Hit on LRGV – AgFax Aug 12, 2020
Herbicides. Pre-plant and residual applications have been key to control. But late-season culprits, especially pigweed seedlings, need to be taken care of quickly. With no Dicamba to lean on, Roundup and Liberty are the products of choice –or no choice.
Cotton – Southwest – Hanna Damages | PGR Talk | Avoid the Hoe – AgFax Aug 5, 2020
Hurricane Hanna showed no mercy. Texas counties Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy took the brunt of the storm. Holly Davis, Texas AgriLife, reported damage estimates in the 130,000-plus acres range.
Cotton – Southwest – Hanna Hits LRGV | Enlist Gets Reprieve – AgFax Jul 29, 2020
The Lower Rio Grande Valley was ransacked last weekend (7/25) when Hanna’s high winds and pounding rain ripped through the region destroying everything in its wake, including a promising cotton crop.
Cotton – Southwest – Triple Digits Ahead – AgFax Jul 8, 2020
With a forecast calling for at least a week of 100-degree days, even irrigation pumps running at high capacity will be stressed.
Cotton – Southwest – Insects, Herbicides and PGRs – AgFax Jun 24, 2020
One pigweed plant can produce half-a-million seed, which is just one factor pushing growers to look for better pre-emerge choices as they wait for new chemistries to come along.
Cotton – Midsouth – More Squaring, First Blooms – The Crop Is Taking Shape – AgFax Jun 18, 2020
A stretch of mostly dry weather has settled over the region and is helping bring along the crop. People do hope it doesn't remain too dry for too long.
Cotton – Southwest – Rain Would Help | Dicamba Alternative? Jun 17, 2020
Hot, dry winds and lack of moisture made for common ground across the region this week. But that’s not to minimize insect pressure.
