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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 – First Defoliation Gearing Up – AgFax Aug 21, 2019
More bolls are opening, and a limited amount of defoliation might crank up this week in Louisiana (if it hasn’t already).
Rice – Texas Harvest Starts, S. Louisiana Ramps Up Draining – AgFax Rice Jul 25, 2019
Owen Taylor, Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Rice, sponsored by the Southern rice team of Corteva Agriscience. Subscribe OVERVIEW Draining is starting on a wide basis in southwest […]
Cotton – Midsouth – More Twisted Plant Growth, Insects Build – AgFax Jul 25, 2019
Oddly growing plants continue to be reported. Symptoms include aborted terminals, tangled branches and lost fruit set. The late-planted Midsouth cotton crop is finding its feet. Much of our coverage area received ample rainfall from the short-lived hurricane, Barry. Most amounts were manageable and generally needed.
Rice Crop Progresses — With Complications – AgFax Jun 28, 2019
Owen Taylor, Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Rice, sponsored by the Southern rice team of Corteva Agriscience. Subscribe OVERVIEW More rice is heading in southwest Louisiana. How soon […]
Cotton – Midsouth – Insects Prompting More Decisions – AgFax Jun 27, 2019
Midsouth crops are generally not suffering from a lack of moisture as we head towards July. Frequent rains across much of the region have minimized irrigation costs on a wide basis. Plant bugs are becoming more apparent and the treatment pace has picked up in older cotton.
Rice – Planting Progresses In Midsouth, More Flushing Likely – AgFax May 30, 2019
Owen Taylor, Editor Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Rice, sponsored by the Southern rice team of Corteva Agriscience. Subscribe OVERVIEW Heavy rains moved through parts of Arkansas and into […]
Cotton – Midsouth – Planting Roars Ahead, Final Acres Uncertain – AgFax May 30, 2019
Owen Taylor, Editor Questions, comments, complaints? My door is always open. Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Midsouth Cotton, sponsored by the Midsouth Cotton Team of AMVAC Chemical Corporation […]
AgFax Midsouth Cotton: At This Rate, Will There Be Enough Seed And Gins? May 3, 2019
Owen Taylor, Editor OVERVIEW Cotton planting gained momentum this week with nearly ideal conditions across a wide area…up to a point. Rain is in the forecast late in the week […]
Rice Harvest In Midsouth Stalls, Coastal Cutting Nearly Done – AgFax Rice Aug 24, 2018
In the Midsouth, harvest went on hold across a wide area after heavy rains developed late last week and into the weekend. Upwards of 12 inches fell in northeast Arkansas but […]