Tennessee Market Highlights for August 2, 2013 have been posted at http://economics.ag.utk.edu/market/tnmkt/2013/market080213.pdf.
02
Aug
2013
Category Archives: Cotton
01
Aug
2013
Cotton Maturity Lags
01
Aug
2013
While we have having great weather for corn and soybean, the cool and cloudy conditions have not helped push our cotton crop to maturity. It’s not too early to think about defoliation, or more specifically, how to help our crop get mature enough to Continue reading
31
Jul
2013
Controlling Plant Bugs – Don’t Overthink It
31
Jul
2013
We’ve done a lot of insecticide evaluation in the last two weeks, and the common theme is that our traditionally best treatments are still providing good control. Treatments of Bidrin (6-8 oz), Acephate/Orthene (0.75 lb), Transform (1.5 oz) are top performers (providing closer to 75-80% control). Other top performers are Continue reading
29
Jul
2013
Crop Progress – Summarized from NASS
29
Jul
2013
As reported by NASS on July 29, 2013
COTTON CROP DEVELOPMENT OVER TWO WEEKS BEHIND NORMAL
The cotton crop, at week’s end, remained rated in mostly good-to-excellent condition, despite development being over two weeks behind schedule. Cotton’s slow development this season can be mostly attributed to cool, wet, weather conditions. All other major crops remained in mostly good-to-excellent condition. Pastures are in good-to-excellent condition, with rapid growth reported. Continue reading
26
Jul
2013
Brake Herbicide Update
26
Jul
2013
There have been a number of calls recently enquiring about the herbicide Brake which is being used on some limited cotton acres for Palmer amaranth control in South Carolina. Continue reading
26
Jul
2013
Market Highlights
26
Jul
2013
Market Highlights for July 26, 2013 have been posted at http://economics.ag.utk.edu/market/tnmkt/2013/market072613.pdf. Continue reading
26
Jul
2013
Plant Bugs Race and Stink Bugs Chase
26
Jul
2013
Of course it varies considerably across areas, but tarnished and clouded plant bugs numbers are continuing their onslaught of some cotton fields, and stink bug numbers are jumping quickly in many places. In our plots, we are finding an explosion of Continue reading
22
Jul
2013
Crop Progress – Summarized from NASS
22
Jul
2013
As reported by NASS on July 22, 2013
CROPS STILL IN MOSTLY GOOD CONDITION
Scattered showers were the norm last week. These damp conditions led to some negative effects on tobacco, tomatoes and melons. Tobacco and cotton were rated mostly in fair-to-good condition. Corn and soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent condition. Continue reading