UGA Cotton Team Newsletter – May 2026

Articles in this month’s issue include:

  1. Cotton Market Update: Understanding the Recent Surge in Cotton Prices (Dr. Jody Campiche, National Cotton Council)
  2. Strategies for Managing High Fertilizer Costs in Cotton Production (Doug Amaral)
  3. Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Insect Scout Schools (Phillip Roberts)
  4. Grasshoppers: An Unpredictable Pest (Phillip Roberts)
  5. Stand Establishment (John Snider and Camp Hand)
  6. Early Season Irrigation Requirements for Cotton (Wes Porter, David Hall, Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, and Savannah Beasley)
  7. Early Season Disease and Nematode Considerations (Bob Kemerait)
  8. The First Forty Days of Cotton and Why It Matters (Wade Parker)
  9. Spring Sprayer Readiness (Lauren Lazaro)
  10. Preparing for the Season – the stuff we don’t always think about but should! (Taylor Singleton)
  11. Steps to Improve On-Target In-Crop Dicamba Applications in 2026 (Stanley Culpepper, Taylor Singleton, Jenna Vance)

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