There is no question that defoliating cotton this year will be challenging. Many of these challenges can be attributed to late planting dates, too much moisture during the growing season, lack of DD60 accumulation, or from planting a later maturing variety. Regardless the cause, there are many questions and concerns coming in about harvest aid materials as we start moving closer to harvest season. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 23, 2013
COTTON HARVEST BEGINS
Favorable weather conditions over the past week allowed producers to begin cotton harvest, continue corn harvest progress where moisture levels declined, and provided an average of 6.0 days suitable for field work. Even though cool, wet weather earlier in the year delayed crop development, the outlook is positive. Crops benefited from last week’s weather as crop progress and harvest increased an average of 10 points. Continue reading
The USDA Agriculture Marketing Service recently released their 2013 cotton varieties planted report. The full report can be found here. As can be seen in the table below, the top six varieties Continue reading
CORN HARVEST BEGINS IN EARNEST
Although a cool front toward the end of the week brought some rain and cooler temperatures, most of the week was hot and dry. There were 6.0 days suitable for field work. Declining moisture levels in corn jump-started corn harvest. The dry weather allowed cotton to make some progress, but it is still maturing at a slower than normal pace. Continue reading
As crop harvest for 2013 has started in earnest, planning and cropping decisions shift to the 2014 crop. With wheat seeding just around the corner, the 2014 crop plan has started. Continue reading
Because UT’s Cotton Specialist position is currently vacant, I encourage you to make full use of other resources, including experts from nearby universities. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 9, 2013
HOT, DRY WEATHER CONTINUED
It was another hot, dry week this past week with 6.5 days suitable for field work. The cotton crop has responded well to these conditions, although development remained two weeks behind average. All crops were rated in good-to-excellent condition. Corn has begun to dry down with moisture levels reported in the 20-25% range. Continue reading
If you look at the DD60 accumulations for Jackson (see Quick Links), you will see that we have now accumulated 350 DD60s since August 15th. This Continue reading