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Cotton Planting Conditions May 21,2026

The temperatures look good for the rest of the cotton planting in 2026. A lot of fields are drying up with rains predicted for this weekend. Growers should be careful about planting to deep to try to…

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Cotton Planting Conditions May 11, 2026

Soil temperatures were running from mid 60's to low 70's this morning at 8:00 am. This will not last long as three of the next four nights are predicted to be in the 40's. Excellent temperatures…

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Cotton Planting conditions May 2, 2026

The soil temperature at 8 am this morning ranged from low to mid 60's, not terrible, but certainly not ideal. Note that today and Sunday there is no DD60 accumulation predicted and therefore planting…

Cotton planting conditions for April 24, 2026.

Cotton Planting Conditions April 23, 2026

Last week was tempting to plant cotton, but the cool weather predicted for earlier this week was not ideal. The weather is looking a little better now on April 24. The soil temperature today at 8 am…

A picture of a dry, no-tillage field ready to be planted with a few weeds present.

Managing Residual Herbicides During a Dry Spring

The 2026 planting season is moving at a breakneck pace, but the persistent lack of moisture is raising critical questions about our weed control programs. In most North Carolina systems, we are…

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When should I begin planting cotton? (Collins & Edmisten)

With abnormally warm temperatures expected this week, there have been several questions regarding if it is a good time to plant cotton. To adequately answer this, several factors must be…

Underside of leaf with cluster of small green aphids along central vein; text "Scott Graham, Auburn"

Cotton Jassid: Insights From Other Regions on a New Pest

The cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, emerged as a new insect pest of cotton in the United States in 2025 and is anticipated to pose challenges in the 2026 growing…

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Preliminary Cotton OVT Results for 2025

Michael Phillips, Keith Edmisten, and Guy CollinsDepartment of Crop & Soil Sciences, North Carolina State UniversityThese are preliminary results. We will update the final version once we receive…

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2025 NC Cotton Field Day Is Less Than a Month Away

The 2025 NC Cotton Field Day is now less than a month away, and we have full schedule of new research to showcase. The field day is scheduled for Thursday, September 11th, 2025, at the Upper Coastal…

Leaves on cotton plants wilting due to heat and lack of water.

Management Considerations for the Current Crop Situation (Collins & Edmisten)

Several center pivots have been running over the last few days and rightfully so. With temperatures in the mid to upper 90's for several days now, we are reminded as to why we are never more than 4-5…