Evaluating and Managing Deer-Damaged Cotton (Collins& Edmisten)
In recent years, many growers have noticed an increasing incidence of deer feeding in young cotton. There are many …
Strategies for Planting Cotton in Suboptimal Conditions (Collins & Edmisten)
As mentioned in the previous article, the past two years have brought significant challenges throughout much of our planting …
Guidance for Cotton Planting: Lessons Learned From the Past Two Years (Collins & Edmisten)
At this point in the game, there is no need in predicting what the weather will hold for the …
Information Regarding the New Seed Cotton Program
Cotton growers are currently making decisions for the 2018 crop and there appears to be a lot of discussion …
2018 County Meetings for Cotton Production (Collins, Edmisten, York, Jordan & Reisig)
The 2018 meeting season is upon us. We currently have several cotton production meetings slated across the state from …
On-Farm Fiber Quality Results for 2017 (Collins & Edmisten)
Fiber Quality results for the 2017 NC On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program are now in. In addition to yield, …
Yield Results Are in for the 2017 on-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program! (Collins & Edmisten)
Although 2017 brought its share of challenges, this has been a year that our growers have badly needed for …
How Do We Manage Defoliation for the Rest of This Season? (Collins & Edmisten)
We’ve received a lot of phone calls over the last few days about how to address various cotton defoliation …
As We Prepare for Defoliation and Harvest in 2017….. (Collins & Edmisten)
It’s still early in the game, but its not too early to be thinking and planning defoliation and harvest …
Are There Benefits to Applying PGRs to Cotton at or Near Cutout? (Collins, Edmisten, & Wells)
We’ve been getting a number of questions this week regarding the utility of mepiquat-containing PGRs applied to cotton at …
PGR Decisions for Cotton (Collins & Edmisten)
2017 has brought another challenging spring, with another cool and wet planting season, and excessive rains in much of …
Cotton Irrigation Decisions (Collins & Edmisten)
Recently, most of the cotton-producing regions of NC have been fairly wet due to heavy rains. Some areas have …