It's Time To Prepare For Planting
Cotton seedlings are susceptible to cool temperatures that can lead to slow germination and emergence. These conditions will result in an increased incidence of seedling disease and mortality. For more weather data, go to the following
LOUISIANA
Don Boquet
dboquet@agcenter.lsu.edu
One thing that has become clear at the production meetings this winter is the great interest in minimizing input costs for cotton production. Most producers seem to think that reducing costs is critical to maintain or increase acreage. How to go about cost reduction is the question. Any limitation of inputs could reduce yield, and if the yield reduction is excessive, net profits would decrease.
All seem to recognize that there is more than an ample supply of cotton in the world and therefore would be willing to accept some yield reductions if these were offset by decreased inputs, such that net profits were increased or maintained. Discussions have included possibilities of returning to use of conventional varieties or, at the very least, omitting one or more of the transgenic traits. In Louisiana, the transgenic Bt trait is very beneficial and, with the current insect situation, worth the cost because alternative worm control options may not be as effective and may be more costly than the transgenic Bt fee.
source : cottonfarming
Cotton seedlings are susceptible to cool temperatures that can lead to slow germination and emergence. These conditions will result in an increased incidence of seedling disease and mortality. For more weather data, go to the following
LOUISIANA
Don Boquet
dboquet@agcenter.lsu.edu
One thing that has become clear at the production meetings this winter is the great interest in minimizing input costs for cotton production. Most producers seem to think that reducing costs is critical to maintain or increase acreage. How to go about cost reduction is the question. Any limitation of inputs could reduce yield, and if the yield reduction is excessive, net profits would decrease.
All seem to recognize that there is more than an ample supply of cotton in the world and therefore would be willing to accept some yield reductions if these were offset by decreased inputs, such that net profits were increased or maintained. Discussions have included possibilities of returning to use of conventional varieties or, at the very least, omitting one or more of the transgenic traits. In Louisiana, the transgenic Bt trait is very beneficial and, with the current insect situation, worth the cost because alternative worm control options may not be as effective and may be more costly than the transgenic Bt fee.
source : cottonfarming
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