Increase Expected In Southeast Acres
Amanda Huber
A cautious increase is better because a sizable increase would push prices down more quickly. The Southeast's growing climate tends to favor cotton.
Climate Favors Cotton
"Drought year in and year out is much more likely to occur in the Southeast than the bountiful rain experienced in 2009," Ruppenicker says. "Soybeans, like corn, are extremely susceptible to drought.
"Approximately 40 percent of Georgia's farmland is irrigated, which is significantly higher than any other Southeast state. Growing dryland corn, and even soybeans for that matter, can be extremely risky."
Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia Extension weed scientist, reminds producers of the need to consider herbicide-resistant weeds in their production systems.
source : cottonfarming
Amanda Huber
A cautious increase is better because a sizable increase would push prices down more quickly. The Southeast's growing climate tends to favor cotton.
Climate Favors Cotton
"Drought year in and year out is much more likely to occur in the Southeast than the bountiful rain experienced in 2009," Ruppenicker says. "Soybeans, like corn, are extremely susceptible to drought.
"Approximately 40 percent of Georgia's farmland is irrigated, which is significantly higher than any other Southeast state. Growing dryland corn, and even soybeans for that matter, can be extremely risky."
Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia Extension weed scientist, reminds producers of the need to consider herbicide-resistant weeds in their production systems.
source : cottonfarming
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