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Cotton - Midsouth - Waiting For Defoliation, Waiting For The Hurricane - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Cotton has pretty much wound down through much of the region. Scattered insect treatments continue in late-planted fields, but the bulk of the crop is past the point that pests matter. More bolls are opening in the central Delta. Defoliation in most areas will start later than usual this year.
Cotton - Midsouth - Cleanup Sprays Going Out To Protect Those Last Bolls - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Dale Wells, Ind. Cotton Services, Inc., Leachville, Arkansas “The last field I just checked (afternoon, 8/17) had the first open boll I’ve seen this year. Granted, it wasn’t in a beautiful spot in the field, but I did find an open boll. “Most of our cotton ranges from 150 to 350 DD60s past NAWF 5. We’re cleaning up some late-season plant bugs and have a smattering of bollworms. They weren’t everywhere but a few fields had treatment levels.
Cotton - Midsouth/Delta - Bollworms Head North, More Cotton Moves Into Safety Zone - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Harold Lambert, Independent Consultant, Ventress, Louisiana “We’ve had to clean up a few late plant bugs and bollworms. The numbers justified spraying but nothing has been terrible. Reports from up in the Delta indicate heavy bollworm pressure there in the two-gene cotton. Since the Fourth of July we’ve had a little pressure from bollworms, but it’s been light overall. We’d gladly take this every year. The same goes for plant bugs.
Cotton - Midsouth - More Fields Cutting Out But Still A Ways To Go With Insects - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Trent LaMastus, Consultant, Cleveland, Mississippi “We are in the midst of the largest bollworm moth flight that we’ve seen in a few years. We applied a diamide starting on July 19 and it performed well. That application held for about 15 days. However, egg lays have been continuous for nearly two weeks and became extremely heavy on August 1. With certain areas reaching 100% egg lays, along with some worm survival, we’re treating again with the diamides.
Cotton - Midsouth/Delta - Pests Ramp Up As Crop Pushes Into August - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Cotton pests ramped up on a wider basis over the last week. Bollworms and plant bugs are the main players, but stink bugs are easing into the picture, too. Pressure from spider mites varies. Aphids are pretty much in the rearview mirror now, thanks to the fungus. More of the early-planted cotton is hitting cutout.
Cotton - Midsouth/Delta - Pests Have Been Running Late But They Are Here Now - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Dale Wells, Ind. Cotton Services, Inc., Leachville, Arkansas “Cotton has 17 to 18 nodes (as of 7/20), with about 7 nodes above white flower on most of it. Plants are fruiting well, and I think this is one of the cleaner crops we’ve had in years in terms of weed control. Growers have worked hard and stayed on top of it, and I’m really happy with that. “We had stopped using pre-emerge herbicides in our program.
Cotton - Midsouth - Plant Bugs Busy, Bollworms Slow To Start - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Plant bugs are the main player this week. More treatments have cranked up as the insects move into cotton from corn and wild hosts. Heaviest pressure tends to be where cotton adjoins corn. In extreme cases, three or even four plant bug applications have been made. Aphids are around and even building in some cotton.
Cotton - Midsouth - Pests Remain Mostly Light But Rains Add Complications - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Lee Rogers, Rogers Entomological Service, Steele, Missouri “A few of our cotton fields have blooms, but I expect a lot more to begin blooming within the next seven days (from 7/6). “Plant bugs have increased in cotton in the last week, so more treatments are going out for them. This is a late crop. But in an average year, the plant bugs increase after July 4, so I don’t think this is anything out of the ordinary for this time of year.
Cotton - Midsouth - With Pests, Is This The Calm Before The Storm?
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. OVERVIEW Blooms are appearing in a few early-planted fields in the mid Delta. But with a significant portion of the crop, any flowering won’t commence for another week or more. With pests, we may be in the calm before the storm as July starts. Populations are developing but on a somewhat delayed basis.
Cotton - Midsouth - Key Pests More Apparent As We Head Into July - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Tucker Miller, Ind. Consultant, Drew, Mississippi “We’ve had scattered showers today (6/22), but people are still in the field in some areas. Prior to today, some areas received up to 1.5 inches of rain, and farmers were ready for a shower where it hasn’t rained recently. “We made herbicide applications. Now, we’ve started spraying for plant bugs, but we really don’t have a heavy population of plant bugs right now.
Cotton - Midsouth - More Squaring, First Blooms - The Crop Is Taking Shape - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Cotton is blooming in scattered parts of the lower Delta, and squares have started forming as far north as Missouri. Scattered pest applications are going out. None of our contacts reported widescale issues this week.
Cotton - Midsouth - Moving Into Summer Amid The Dicamba Disruption - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Tropical Storm Cristobal delivered rain early in the week. Heavy amounts fell in places, but in many areas the totals were mostly low to moderate. It all depended on how the rain bands moved over the region. The farther west, the lower the amounts tended to be.
Cotton - Midsouth - Tough Planting Season Wraps Up, Hoping For Better Days Ahead - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Midsouth cotton planting has mostly wrapped up for 2020. A few growers were likely still planting early in the week. Scattered replanting and spot planting also continued as the calendar flipped into June. So, how much cotton the region will plant this year is pretty much a certainty now.
Cotton - Midsouth - Planting Progressed But More Acres Still In The Sack - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Growers planted significant amounts of cotton over the last week. Growers mostly worked around sporadic showers, dropping into fields that were dry enough to run equipment. How much cotton remains unplanted varies widely, from growers who have finished to others who have only covered a fraction of their acres.
Cotton - Midsouth - How Much Longer Will Farmers Plant Now? - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Harold Lambert, Independent Consultant, Ventress, Louisiana “Our cotton ranges from cotyledon to two leaves. Initially, it was off to a good start, but then big rains and cool temperatures hammered us. A few acres of cotton on sharp sand are struggling, and that cotton even shows a little pythium. We’re closely watching it. “Cotton on heavier soils has definitely had too much rain. “We’re also dealing with field crickets.
Cotton - Midsouth - Planting Progress, Warmer Weather - On Track Finally? - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Cotton planting progressed on a wider basis since our last report, but growers are still coping with rain and delays. Cold weather also has been a factor. In places, farmers put planting on hold ahead of cold weather that blanketed parts of the Midsouth over the weekend (5/9-10).
Cotton - Midsouth - Planting Progress In Mostly “Okay” Conditions - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Cotton planting picked up steam over the last week. Rainfall continues to add delays, but not on a region-wide basis. Cold temperatures are in the forecast going into the weekend.
Cotton - Midsouth - An Open Planting Window Just Ahead? - AgFax
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. OVERVIEW Cotton planting progressed in small areas since our last report, but rains have continued to stall activity on a wide basis. Temperatures are pushing higher, which is good news, and forecasts indicate that a wider period of dry weather seems to be shaping up as the Midsouth eases into May.
Midsouth Cotton: Small Planting Opportunities Amid The Rain - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Tyson Raper, Cotton and Small Grain Specialist, University of Tennessee “We haven’t been able to do a lot. More rain fell over the weekend and even a 20% chance of rain has been turning into more showers. Another tenth of an inch fell on Monday afternoon, which put things on hold again. More rain is in the forecast tonight (4/22). “In places where growers could, they pushed hard and planted some corn. But it’s still too cool to even think about planting cotton.
Midsouth Cotton: More Last-Minute Acreage Decisions Than Usual - AgFax
Laykyn Rainbolt, Contributing Editor AN EARLY START FOR 2020 Here is your first issue of AgFax Midsouth Cotton for 2020. This marks the start of its 26th season. Significantly for our company, this year also is the 30th anniversary of when we launched our very first newsletter…a fax report covering cotton in California (back when that state planted more than a million acres a year).
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