August  2015

 
The Highly Successful Transform My Community Contest - Co-Sponsored By Dow AgroSciences And Cotton Farming -  Produced A Lot Of Happy Smiles For Children  And Parents In Monticello, Ark. 
 
 
 
In the News
 
* Miracle In Monticello - Read
* TCGA Members Adjust To New Challenges - Read
* Can Technology Help In War Against Pigweed?  - Read
* Protecting Pollinators -  Read 
* How Far Can Technology Take Ag? - Read  
* Effective Defoliation Will Protect Bolls - Read
* The Fabric Of My Life - Read
* Ga. Cotton Commission Approves $600,000 Research Budget - Read

Consultant Update
 
Wes Briggs (Georgia)
   "At this point in the season, our irrigated yield potential looks very promising. Cotton has retained a high percentage of first position bolls. I would say we are a week to 10 days ahead of schedule. Heat units are ahead, and we have caught a few timely rains to push the crop. However, not all areas have received adequate rainfall, and these spots are now suffering and throwing fruit on dryland acres where we've missed rain. Plant bugs have been our biggest pest thus far. Target spot was always an issue for us in the past, but at present the pressure is pretty low.

   "Ultimately, the last two weeks of August and first two weeks of September will determine how good the 2015 crop will be in Georgia. If it's dry during these four weeks, and we can manage our irrigated cotton with minimal boll rot, our yields should be average to above average for South Georgia, South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle."


Chuck Farr (Arkansas)
   "Cotton in eastern Arkansas is progressing along very well. We have fought insects on the plant bug side very hard this year. So far, we continue to be involved in that effort.

   "A limited number of acres has put tremendous pressure on our cotton crop from plant bugs. We are surviving and, believe it or not, the crop really looks good. We have watered and used our plant growth regulators in a timely fashion. I like the way our limited cotton acres are progressing."



Upcoming Events

 

Aug. 18-19
ACP/Cotton Foundation Summer Meeting
New Orleans, La. - Read
 
Aug. 19

PCCA Board Meeting
Lubbock, Texas - Read

 

Aug. 20

Calcot Board of Directors Meeting

Phoenix, Ariz. - Read

Aug. 24-26
NCC Mid-Year Board Meeting
Charleston, S.C. - Read

Sept. 16
PCCA Annual Meeting
Lubbock, Texas -  Read 
 
Sept. 16
Staplcotn Annual Meeting
Greenwood, Miss. - Read
 
 

 Deadline Is Aug. 21 For Submitting
 Nominations For 2015 CCOY Award 

Bob Glodt, 2013 CCOY Winner
In August Cotton Farming, you found a one-page form that gave all of the necessary information for nominating a worthy candidate for the prestigious 2015 Cotton Consultant of the Year award. The deadline for nominations is Aug. 21. Don't procrastinate. Fill out that application.

This annual award is co-sponsored by Syngenta and Cotton Farming and offers an opportunity to honor a consultant who has made great contributions to the cotton industry through outstanding customer relations, leadership and innovation. The award has a rich history and began in 1981 when Bob Stanford of Flagstaff, Ariz., was the winner. Many outstanding consultants from across the Cotton Belt have been honored through the years, including  Bob Glodt of Plainview, Texas, in 2013.

For more details, go to www.cottonfarming.com and click on the 2015 Cotton Consultant of the Year nomination form icon.

Cotton Ginners Marketplace:
Clean Cotton Is A Major Priority
 
One of the most important objectives for any ginning operation is to deliver a clean cotton bale before it reaches its final destination. Although the U.S. industry has
Harrison Ashley
made significant progress in recent years in preventing lint contamination on the farm and at the gin, the education process is ongoing. In the Ginning Marketplace section of the August issue of Cotton Farming, Harrison Ashley, executive vice president of the National Cotton Ginners Association, takes a closer look at this important topic and offers some timely commentary. Read

If you are involved in a gin-related business and want more information on how to generate leads, drive sales and increase profits in the ginning sector, contact One Grower Publishing Sales Manager Scott Emerson at (386) 462-1532 or [email protected].

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Send in your video or photo that demonstrates your love of farming to Cotton
Farming Editor Tommy Horton.  On Sept, 12, Texas Tech hosts Texas-El Paso in the annual Celebrate Cotton football game at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock.  The game has become an early season tradition at Texas Tech and gives all attendees a chance to celebrate the importance of the cotton industry to the Texas High Plains.




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