Factors to Consider for Irrigating Cotton (Collins & Edmisten)
The squaring stage of cotton is an important benchmark in cotton development, marking the point in time in which …
Factors to Consider When Making PGR Decisions (Collins & Edmisten)
The early part of the 2016 has been challenging to say the least, with cool/wet weather and resulting slow …
It’s Time to be Looking at Emerged Cotton for Thrips (Collins, Reisig, Edmisten, & York)
The 2016 planted season has been frustrating for many NC cotton growers thus far. There have been several short …
Evaluating Progress Towards Emergence and Plant Stands (Collins & Edmisten)
The beginning of our 2016 planting window has been marked by short periods of suitable planting weather along with …
Seedling Vigor: Why Is It Important? (Collins, Edmisten, Stewart, York, & Reisig)
Seedling vigor (seedling size, health, and growth rate) is the product of several factors related to genetics and environmental …
Seeding Rate and Plant Population Considerations (Collins & Edmisten)
The optimal seeding rate and plant population for cotton varies from field to field and is dependent on many …
Know Your Products!!...and the Difference Between Trade Names and Chemical Names for Products Used in Cotton (Collins, York, Edmisten, Reisig)
As is the case in most years, there are several new generic products labeled for use in cotton available …
Considerations for Nematode Management (Collins, Edmisten, Ellison, Reisig)
Nematode-Tolerant Varieties: Nematodes have become an increasingly important challenge in some fields since the loss of aldicarb a few years …
What Is the Cost of Selecting the Wrong Cotton Variety: New Extension Publication (Collins & Edmisten)
Variety selection is one of the most important decisions a grower can make in a given year. Once seed …
Re-Cap of County Meetings (Collins, Edmisten, Reisig, & York)
Several folks have requested our county meeting slides for additional review of information that was presented. Attached are abbreviated versions …
March Is Burndown Time (York & Collins)
Much of NC’s cotton is grown in no-till or strip-till systems and therefore requires a preplant burndown treatment to …
On-Farm Cotton Variety Fiber Quality Results Are In!! (Collins & Edmisten)
Fiber Quality results for the NC On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program are in!! In addition to yield, fiber quality …