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Cotton – Midsouth – Waiting For Defoliation, Waiting For The Hurricane – AgFax Aug 27, 2020
Hurricane Laura threatens crops on a wide basis, especially on the western side of the Midsouth.
Cotton – Midsouth/Delta – Pests Ramp Up As Crop Pushes Into August – AgFax Jul 29, 2020
Bollworms have blown up on a wide basis and plant bugs remain active in parts of the region.
Cotton – Midsouth – With Pests, Is This The Calm Before The Storm? Jul 2, 2020
Laykyn Rainbolt, Contributing Editor Owen Taylor, Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Midsouth Cotton, sponsored by the Midsouth Cotton Team of Amvac Chemical Corporation. Subscribe OVERVIEW Blooms are appearing […]
Cotton – Midsouth – Horrible Planting Season Ends, Hoping For Better Days Ahead – AgFax Jun 3, 2020
Laykyn Rainbolt, Contributing Editor Owen Taylor, Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Midsouth Cotton, sponsored by the Midsouth Cotton Team of Amvac Chemical Corporation. Subscribe OVERVIEW Midsouth cotton planting […]
Midsouth Cotton: More Last-Minute Acreage Decisions Than Usual – AgFax Apr 10, 2020
Owen Taylor, Editor Laykyn Rainbolt, Contributing Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Midsouth Cotton, sponsored by the Midsouth Cotton Team of AMVAC Chemical Corporation. Subscribe CRANKING UP 2020 […]
Cotton – Midsouth – Pest Pressure Mounts – AgFax Aug 8, 2019
Pest pressure is mounting. Plant bug numbers continue to build in many areas, prompting treatment. In parts of the Midsouth, bollworm moths are moving north and laying eggs. Where worms have nestled deep in the canopy, treatment results have been problematic at times.
Cotton – Midsouth – A Disjointed Crop Moves Into August – AgFax Jul 31, 2019
More fields are at cutout or approaching it. Those fall into that general category of “cotton planted on time,” which is a smaller-than-average part of the crop this year through much of our coverage area. Open weather has mostly been the case since our last report, but rains continue in parts of Louisiana where Hurricane Barry dumped substantial amounts a couple of weeks ago.
