(ACES) — With cotton harvest complete, producers now wait for ginning to wrap up, as preparations begin for another year. Livestock owners, on the other hand, are gearing up to purchase cotton byproducts to supplement minerals and feeds throughout the winter months. Alabama Cooperative Extension System beef specialist, Kim Mullenix, said the Southeast is one of the largest cotton producing regions …
Beltwide Cotton Conferences Set for 2021 Virtual Meetings
The National Cotton Council’s (NCC’s) 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences will kick off the 2021 virtual meeting schedule. The event, being held Jan. 5-7, will bring together industry stakeholders. Lauren Krogman is the Conferences Manager. Those wanting to participate in the live-stream event must register, and registration will continue afterwards to allow participants access to the event’s on-demand content. The conferences …
Deltapine Cotton Variety Helping Growers with Nematode Control
As cotton growers prepare for the 2021 crop, one issue to keep in mind is nematodes. Deltapine cotton’s Class of 2021 has a solution for growers with DP 2141NR B3XF. Keylon Gholston, cotton product manager for Deltapine, says this variety is resistant to both root-knot and reniform nematodes. DP 2141NR B3XF is a mid- to full-maturity variety with Bollgard 3 …
Potassium Deficiency in Cotton a Concern for Producers
Potassium deficiency in cotton across the Southeast is a major problem for producers, even more so this year, says Glen Harris, University of Georgia soil fertility and Extension specialist. “It’s been a continuing problem. In my opinion, I think we do a decent job with nitrogen. We don’t seem to have a lot of phosphorus problems. Potassium is probably our …
Light Aphid Pressure Contributes to Low CLRDV in Alabama
Low aphid pressure meant minimal incidences of cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV) this year in Alabama, according to Amanda Strayer-Scherer, Extension plant pathologist and Assistant Professor at Auburn University. “This year, mainly, I think the biggest thing was at least for us in terms of Alabama, we had very light aphid pressure. That’s what vectors the disease and what it …
Deltapine Cotton Class of 2021
When it comes to Deltapine cotton, for over a decade, the New Product Evaluator (NPE) Program has played a significant role in bringing innovative varieties to market. And when it comes to the Class of 2021, Keylon Gholston, cotton product manager for Deltapine, specifically looks at two of the five varieties released for next year. Each of these varieties have …
Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting to be Held Virtually in January
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) announces its plan to hold January’s annual meeting virtually amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Taylor Sills, executive director of the GCC, said the meeting will be held online on Jan. 27 beginning at 9 a.m. “We regret this decision, but they told us from the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center that it wasn’t going to …
Hurricanes Devastating on Alabama Cotton
Weather once again played a pivotal role in Alabama’s cotton crop this season. Most notably, the southern part of the state was devastated by multiple hurricanes that reduced yields and crop quality in those areas, says Steve Brown, Alabama Extension cotton specialist. “I think in late summer we felt like we had a pretty good crop, above average, if not …
Truterra, Greenpoint Ag, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Cotton Inc. Team Up with Ag Tech
Pilot program to work with growers across an initial 50,000 acres of U.S. cotton to measure, track and verify sustainability, meet growing demand for more sustainable cotton by consumer brands (Cotton Board) – Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business at Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives, has announced a new collaboration with Cotton Incorporated, a not-for-profit research and …
GCC Helping Those in Need
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) is helping those in need this holiday season. Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, said the organization is giving out socks to homeless resource centers across the state. The second annual sock drive started last Thursday. “This is the second year of our sock donation program. Last year we donated 12,000 pairs …