Tag Archives: Cotton

Label and Use Reminder

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has received numerous calls this season regarding the possible drift of auxin herbicides.  TDA has requested AgriLife Extension’s assistance in distributing the attached label use reminder for ensuring that auxin herbicides stay on target. The label and use reminder document can also be viewed on TDAs website at: http://www.texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/forms/COMM/LabelUse.pdf

Cotton & Grain Risk Management Workshop Oct 19

Cotton & Grain Risk Management Workshop October 19th at Wharton Fairgrounds Corrie Bowen County Extension Agent Wharton County A Cotton and Grain Risk Management Marketing Workshop is scheduled Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Wharton County Fairgrounds in Crescent, Texas.  The Wharton County Fairgrounds is located at 6036 FM 961 Rd. Registration begins at 8 a.m.  The first presentation will begin at 8:15 a.m. The workshop is sponsored by the Wharton County AgriLife Extension Office and the Wharton County Row Crops Committee. “This is an excellent opportunity to be… Read More →

Cotton & Grain Risk Management Workshop Oct 19

Cotton & Grain Risk Management Workshop October 19th at Wharton Fairgrounds Corrie Bowen County Extension Agent Wharton County A Cotton and Grain Risk Management Marketing Workshop is scheduled Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Wharton County Fairgrounds in Crescent, Texas.  The Wharton County Fairgrounds is located at 6036 FM 961 Rd. Registration begins at 8 a.m.  The first presentation will begin at 8:15 a.m. The workshop is sponsored by the Wharton County AgriLife Extension Office and the Wharton County Row Crops Committee. “This is an excellent opportunity to be… Read More →

IPM: Whiteflies

Whiteflies By Kate Harrell IPM Extension Agent • Wharton, Jackson & Matagorda Counties Howdy, Harvest has been going on great in the upper gulf coast. I’ve seen and heard about good corn, milo, and cotton yields this year. We’ve had a few disagreements with the weather and its behavior lately, but otherwise it’s been going well. I’ve been seeing whiteflies in some of our later planted cotton. As everything is being defoliated or drying down, these insects are moving into the areas that are still green. Whiteflies reproduce… Read More →

5 DAT and 12 DAT Cotton Defoliation Study Ratings for 2017 – Wharton County

Attached are the final results for the cotton defoliation study that was sprayed on July 28, 2017 in Wharton, Texas.  Ratings were taken at 5 and 12 days after the original treatment date of July 28, 2017. This email includes the  results of the defoliation study taken at  12 days after the initial defoliation.  Due to the recent rains on recently defoliated cotton, you may want to look at how the individual treatments rated for  % regrowth.  Below is the 12 DAT results.  The attached file contains the… Read More →