MEMPHIS – Citing worsening economic conditions impacting the nation’s farmers, the National Cotton Council led an effort that resulted in over 300 national and state groups sending a letter to congressional leaders today calling on them to pass the farm bill before year’s end. Signatories included groups representing farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders and other essential stakeholders in …
Articles in this month’s issue include: Late-season nutrient monitoring and management in cotton (Henry Sintim) Importance of end-of-season irrigation termination and disease control in cotton (Wes Porter, David Hall, Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, and Daniel Lyon) Terminating Insecticide Applications (Phillip Roberts) Timeliness of defoliation and protecting fiber quality (Josh Lee, John Snider, Jayson Wisekal, and Camp Hand) Get out there …
On August 12, the Commodity Commission Ex Officio Committee met to make appointments to the Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors. GCC Chairman Bart Davis, a cotton, peanut, corn and cattle farmer from Doerun, Ga. was reappointed to another term on the board. Chad Mathis, a cotton, peanut and corn farm of Arlington, Ga. was reappointed to the board as …
PERRY/TIFTON, Ga. – The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Tifton, Georgia. The field day will start at 8:00 a.m. at the Tifton Campus Conference Center (TCCC) in the North Parking Lot. After a brief welcome, field …
Articles in this month’s issue include: 1. Thoughts following the “H-word” (Camp Hand) 2. Another Storm to Weather (Wade Parker) 3. Cotton IPM Update (Phillip Roberts) 4. Cotton Irrigation Considerations for August (David Hall, Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, Daniel Lyon, and Wesley Porter) 5. Physiological Maturity in Cotton – Cutout (Josh Lee, John Snider, and Camp Hand) 6. Cotton Leaves …
The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) published final 2023 county yields for upland cotton on July 3, 2024. Upland cotton producers who purchased 2023 crop year Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) policies are now receiving final indemnity payments, thus contributing to current cash flow. Based on RMA’s Summary of Business reporting as of July 15, total STAX indemnities across all states for 2023 will …
The 2023 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented at the 2024 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting on July 24, 2024. The awards are co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission and Bayer Crop Science/Deltapine and administered by the University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team. Yangxuan Liu from the UGA Cotton Team conducted the analysis and presented the awards at the event …
Producers make several important marketing and risk management decisions throughout the year. One of the most important decisions is the choice of coverage levels when purchasing crop insurance. Revenue Protection (RP) – by far the most popular plan of insurance – provides an indemnity if realized revenue (combination of yield and price) drops below the guarantee (or a percent of …
Tarnished plant bug has been a more frequent insect pest of Georgia cotton in recent years. More specifically we estimated 34 percent of the acres were treated for plant bugs in 2021, 17 percent in 2022, and 39 percent in 2024. Prior to 2021, we typically treated about 10-12 percent of Georgia cotton for plant bugs. The bottom line is …
The Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loan Program (MAL) is a marketing tool available for select commodities. Authorized through Title I of the farm bill, MALs provide cash to producers at harvest to allow storage and marketing of the crop for a nine-month period following harvest. Producers repay the MAL (with interest) or forfeit the crop that was pledged as collateral to …
In all my 30 years working for UGA in Tifton this is the wettest month of May I can remember. It is not uncommon for the low end of my garden at my house to flood in March…but it rarely happens in May. May is supposed to be one of our drier months which usually works out well for getting …
Articles in this month’s issue include: 1. Squaring Cotton and Plant Monitoring (Josh Lee, John Snider, Camp Hand) 2. June Cotton Irrigation Update (Phillip Edwards, David Hall, Daniel Lyon, Jason Mallard, Wesley Porter) 3. Opportunity for Early-Season Disease Management (Bob Kemerait) 4. Knowing the Nutritional Status of your Cotton (Henry Sintim and Glen Harris) 5. Using a Rotary Hoe to …