Timely Scouting And Defoliation Keep Pests From Snowballing

A rain map can lie to you. One farm gets 2.7 inches with standing water, another a mile away stays dry, and suddenly your irrigation plan, insect pressure, and spray plans all change. We’re coming to you from a busy stretch of the Georgia cotton season with a fresh look at fields around the Plains Experiment Station and an honest check on where the crop sits statewide. We walk through the latest crop progress numbers, what we’re seeing in fruit retention, and why an “average” crop can ...