Yield maps are considered as a year-end report card for a farm that shows us what worked and where. Many consultants and growers utilize cotton yield maps at the end of the year to evaluate field performance and to determine how certain management practices can be adjusted in the next season to maximize productivity across…Continue Reading Cotton Harvest Considerations to Ensure Quality Yield Data
Peanut Harvest Equipment Considerations
Over the next few weeks, peanut harvest will be in full swing across most of the state. Along with proper timing consideration for digging peanuts, proper setup and operation of peanut harvest equipment is also an important consideration to minimize harvest losses and to ensure peak equipment performance and efficiency during harvest. Here are few…Continue Reading Peanut Harvest Equipment Considerations
2 Ways to Improve Fungicide Spray Coverage and Canopy Penetration
For peanut growers, timely and effective fungicide applications throughout the season are an important tool to manage and protect yield from diseases like white mold and leaf spot. Considering the recent rains and wet field conditions, peanut growers are likely already behind and may have missed few fungicide applications. Because of this, the importance of…Continue Reading 2 Ways to Improve Fungicide Spray Coverage and Canopy Penetration
Nozzle Selection for PWM Sprayers
PWM systems are becoming more common on boom sprayers recently and there are increasing number of growers who are first-time users of these systems and need to make nozzle selection decisions for their systems. While nozzle selection for a PWM system is somewhat similar to the nozzle selection process for a sprayer without PWM, there…Continue Reading Nozzle Selection for PWM Sprayers
Planter Considerations for Planting Cotton in Dry Conditions
Similar to the weather conditions we experienced in May of 2019, the extremely hot and dry conditions this week is going to challenge growers to make some difficult planting decisions. Planting in dry conditions without adequate soil moisture in the furrow results in poor or reduced stands which in most cases translates to a significant…Continue Reading Planter Considerations for Planting Cotton in Dry Conditions