It's Time To Prepare For Planting
GEORGIA
Guy Collins
guyc@uga.edu
Cotton harvest in Georgia is still ongoing as of mid-February, but the majority of cotton is finally out of the field. Hopefully, our rains will subside long enough for producers to get some field work completed. With that in mind, there are a number of factors to consider as we prepare for planting the 2010 crop. Most fields that I've seen across the state have some amount of damage resulting from the sub-optimal harvest conditions that we've recently experienced.
When planning for the 2010 season, producers need to consider the repair costs for the extensive washouts and large equipment ruts. In addition to the costs of field repairs, producers need to consider the time required to repair these fields.
TEXAS
Randy Boman
r-boman@tamu.edu
The 2009 crop year in the High Plains was a very mixed bag. Some producers did very well with irrigated cotton, some was below par and the dryland acreage where we had a crop was difficult. The Lubbock and Lamesa Classing Office results reflected this. We ended up with around 56 percent color grades 11 or 21, substantially higher than the 40 percent observed in 2008.
source : cottonfarming
GEORGIA
Guy Collins
guyc@uga.edu
Cotton harvest in Georgia is still ongoing as of mid-February, but the majority of cotton is finally out of the field. Hopefully, our rains will subside long enough for producers to get some field work completed. With that in mind, there are a number of factors to consider as we prepare for planting the 2010 crop. Most fields that I've seen across the state have some amount of damage resulting from the sub-optimal harvest conditions that we've recently experienced.
When planning for the 2010 season, producers need to consider the repair costs for the extensive washouts and large equipment ruts. In addition to the costs of field repairs, producers need to consider the time required to repair these fields.
TEXAS
Randy Boman
r-boman@tamu.edu
The 2009 crop year in the High Plains was a very mixed bag. Some producers did very well with irrigated cotton, some was below par and the dryland acreage where we had a crop was difficult. The Lubbock and Lamesa Classing Office results reflected this. We ended up with around 56 percent color grades 11 or 21, substantially higher than the 40 percent observed in 2008.
source : cottonfarming
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