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Cotton – Southeast – Thrips Surge In Places, Triggering Second Sprays – AgFax May 30, 2019
Owen Taylor, Editor Questions, comments, complaints? My door is always open. Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Southeast Cotton, sponsored by the Southern Cotton Team of AMVAC Chemical Corporation […]
AgFax Southeast Cotton: Warm Weather, Optimistic Start May 3, 2019
test Southeast farmers generally kicked off planting with warm temperatures. Some areas, though, have gotten a bit too dry.
Cotton – Southeast – Insects Aren’t Letting Up In Places Aug 23, 2018
Plant bugs, stink bugs and whitely are either immediate issues or could head that way with the wrong conditions.
Cotton – Southeast – Stretched-Out Crop, Anyone Still Planting? Jun 28, 2018
Our contacts continue telling us about finding blooms in fields that are just down the road from cotton that has barely emerged. We hesitate to declare that all of the […]
Cotton – Southeast – Tropical System Pushes More Cotton Into June – AgFax May 31, 2018
Rain continues to stall planting through much of our coverage area. The subtropical system Alberto brought more rain, particularly in the eastern half of the Southeast, and that will further delay […]
Cotton – Southeast – Planting Starts In Earnest, Full Speed Ahead- AgFax Southeast Cotton May 2, 2018
After too much rain and too much cold weather, the 2018 cotton crop is quickly becoming a reality in the Southeast. Anyone not planting yet will be soon enough.
AgFax Southeast Cotton: Whitefly Still The Critical Focus In Georgia Aug 11, 2017
Bollworm pressure has subsided in parts of the Midsouth but increased in other areas. Plant bugs continue to be relatively light. Our contacts over the last couple of weeks have used words […]
Cotton – Southeast – Aftereffects Of Saturated Soils – AgFax Jul 13, 2017
Hot, dry conditions are taking a toll in places on cotton plants that failed to develop adequate root systems during weeks of wet weather. Plants are drooping and in some cases […]
Southeast Cotton: Planting Cranks Up On Wider Scale May 4, 2017
A few days of cooler conditions are expected this week in parts of the region, which could keep some planters out of the field until better conditions prevail.
Cotton – Southeast – Defoliation Nears, Bollworms Remain Complicated – AgFax Aug 26, 2016
Bollworm infestations continue to roar along in parts of the Atlantic Southeast. Indications are that some degree of slippage has been occurring with the Bt technologies and/or pyrethroids used for […]
