Mid-South Producers Dodge A Bullet
Carroll Smith
Senior
With last fall's rain-drenched harvest season still fresh in their minds, Mid-South farmers anxiously watched the forecast as we moved in to a cool, wet spring.
Weather conditions led to burndown being pushed back in many areas of the region, and even getting into the field with tillage equipment to smooth out the ruts from 2009 was a challenge for many producers.
"Initially, the main holdup in getting started this year was not being able to apply our burndown on schedule," says Arkansas Extension cotton specialist Tom Barber. "We have had some horseweed issues in several fields and had to spray a fairly high rate of Ignite to kill the existing weeds."
source : cottonfarming
Carroll Smith
Senior
With last fall's rain-drenched harvest season still fresh in their minds, Mid-South farmers anxiously watched the forecast as we moved in to a cool, wet spring.
Weather conditions led to burndown being pushed back in many areas of the region, and even getting into the field with tillage equipment to smooth out the ruts from 2009 was a challenge for many producers.
"Initially, the main holdup in getting started this year was not being able to apply our burndown on schedule," says Arkansas Extension cotton specialist Tom Barber. "We have had some horseweed issues in several fields and had to spray a fairly high rate of Ignite to kill the existing weeds."
source : cottonfarming
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