University of Georgia
UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia Tifton Campus
Menu
Close
Search

Browse Cotton Stories - Page 6

196 results found for Cotton
Browse Stories By Category
Canola Carinata Corn - Feed Crop Cotton Field Crops Forages Grains Hemp Peanuts Rice Sorghum Soybeans Switchgrass Tobacco Turfgrass Wheat
Whiteflies seen on a squash leaf. CAES News
Whitefly Update 06/06/18 Clint Thompson
Silverleaf whiteflies devastated Georgia’s cotton and fall vegetable crops last year. In response to this crisis, a team of University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences research and UGA Cooperative Extension specialists is studying the pests statewide to help cotton and vegetable farmers avoid another year of disappointing crops.
Peanut plants under water in Plains, Georgia. May 31, 2018 CAES News
Rainy Impact 05/31/18 Clint Thompson
Two consecutive weeks of rainfall in Georgia stunted the growth of the state’s peanut crop and created ideal conditions for diseases in vegetable fields, leaving farmers scrambling to decide what to do next.
UGA Extension peanut entomologist Mark Abney does a demonstration on insect scouting. CAES News
Scouting Schools 05/15/18 Clint Thompson
Two insect scouting schools, hosted by University of Georgia Cooperative Extension in June, will introduce new scouts to insect monitoring and serve as a review for experienced scouts and farmers.
Cotton plants blown over from Tropical Storm Irma's winds on the UGA Tifton campus. CAES News
Cotton Crop 05/08/18 Julie Jernigan
Researchers project that Georgia’s cotton farmers will plant more than 1.45 million acres this year, an increase from 1.28 million acres in 2017, according to Jared Whitaker, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension cotton agronomist.
Corn planting at the Bowen Farm in Tifton, Georgia on March 29, 2018. CAES News
Planter Adjustments 03/29/18 Clint Thompson
Adjusting planting equipment from one field to the next can make the difference between a healthy crop stand and a poor stand, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension precision agriculture and irrigation specialist Wes Porter.
Cotton roots infected with root-knot nematodes swell in response to the infection. These knots serve as feeding sites where nematodes (microscopic worms) grow, produce more eggs and stunt the plant's growth. CAES News
Nematodes 03/13/18 Clint Thompson
Mother Nature’s freezing January temperatures reduced nematode buildup in southern Georgia fields. But warmer temperatures this spring could spark nematode activity, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension plant pathologist Bob Kemerait.
CAES Dean Sam Pardue chats with peanut economist Adam Rabinowitz following the Ag Forecast in Lyons, Georgia, on Jan. 30, 2018. CAES News
Ag Forecast 02/01/18 Clint Thompson
Commodity updates for high-value row crops like peanuts and cotton highlight this year’s Georgia Ag Forecast meetings, which are currently being held statewide.
Whiteflies seen on a squash leaf. CAES News
Whitefly Management 01/22/18 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia entomologists advise farmers to kill crops capable of hosting whiteflies after the crop is harvested a final time. Crops left in the field could continue to serve as hosts.
Cotton on the UGA Tifton campus in this 2013 file photo. CAES News
Pesticide Drift 10/26/17 Clint Thompson
No official pesticide drift complaints have been reported to the Georgia Department of Agriculture this year due to in-season applications of dicamba, or 2,4-D.