By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
The recent cold weather could yield the best chance in a decade to eradicate the boll weevil in South Texas according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Burning down the green bridge that gives insect pests a path to move from winter hosts to cotton plants may reduce in-season insecticide sprayings significantly and could protect seedling cotton from early damage, says an Arkansas State University Extension entomologist....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Managing no-till or reduced-till cotton production properly, including following appropriate planting recommendations and taking care of early weed problems, may reduce potential for disease outbreaks....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Yield tops the list of priorities cotton farmers look for in new varieties, followed by improved quality characteristics and then herbicide tolerance, and insect resistance. ...
By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University
Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Llano Estacado Cotton Conference is set for Jan. 21 in the Bailey County Coliseum, 2206 W. American Blvd., Muleshoe....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
West Texas cotton farmers likely will maintain or increase acreage this year, but many will adjust production routines to take better advantage of diminishing water supplies and to increase efficiency....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The High Cotton Awards Breakfast, held annually at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, has had a number of memorable moments through its 16 years....
By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Buttonwillow, Calif., is a major stop for motorists traveling Interstate 5 from Los Angeles to San Francisco....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Working his way up the ranks as a nuclear electrician at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard was hard work. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Several years ago, Bells, Tenn., cotton producer Jimmy Hargett took a piece of soap stone and with the concrete floor of his shop as his canvas, sketched the rudimentary elements of a cotton harvester that would revolutionize the cotton industry....
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This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
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