Cotton
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Several calls have come in about an odd looking weed in peanut and cotton fields. At first you will think a grass species is coming up. Then the leaf begins to broaden. We are seeing Tropical Spiderwort and other types of dayflower all over the county. I pulled out the publication below to give several…
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Here are the 2021 Cotton Variety Trial Results. The top 2 yielding varieties in Jeff Davis County were; DG 3615 B3XF and DG 3799 B3XF. If the pictures are blurry you can view by clicking here:
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Cotton harvest is upon us so I thought I would share some cotton defoliation info. Check out this detailed circular: To summarize; cotton should be defoliated when it reaches 60% to 75% open bolls. There are 4 ore less NACB (nodes above upper most cracked boll). And bolls you plan to harvest in the top…
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Every year I get asked about late planted cotton that is still active blooming come September. Will these blooms make a boll that is harvestable? Last year I was able to participate in a multi-county study collecting data on late cotton blooms. The data was presented in a poster at a Beltwide this past January.…
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On Wednesday September 8th 2021 in Tifton, GA the UGA Cotton and Peanut Teams will be hosting 2021’s UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day. This annual event provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in learning more about our two most widely planted row crops here in Georgia. We have planned a day…
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This year we are experiencing more wet weather during the cotton growing season than in the past. We cannot do anything about what we are dealt from mother nature but I wanted to make you all aware of the diseases that are now present in cotton across the state of Georgia and relay some information…
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This information was revised from July of 2013 (Whitaker, Collins, Harris & Culpepper) – since our cotton crop was planted over a very long window we have many different cotton ages across the county. Excessive amounts of rainfall have occurred in several areas of the cotton growing region in Georgia during the last month. Cotton…
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Each year our specialist put together a weed control sheet for row crops. I will post them as a picture below. If you need a better quality image for printing click download beside the sheet.
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Registration is now open for the 2021 Virtual Cotton Production Meetings. You must register to view and participate. To register click on the link or picture below. You choose the meeting date that fits your schedule and enter your information. A confirmation email will be delivered to you after registration. Then, on the day of…
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Defoliating cotton is an art. Each year presents different challenges. Once the field reaches 75% open bolls or 4 or less nodes above the upper cracked boll it is time to pull the trigger. Cotton Defoliants each have a different job. Most farmers have a general “recipe” that they use for defoliation. If you have…
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