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Defoliation Strategies for the Current Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

There have been several questions lately about how to defoliate a drought stressed crop, and questions about appropriate tankmixtures and rates to use. Below is some information to help address these…

14-day forecast table with dates, highs/lows, conditions (Sunny/Mostly Sunny/Partly Cloudy) and precipitation %

Update on Defoliation Conditions

September has not been kind to much of the cotton in North Carolina with rain, cloudy days and cools spells. Also much of the cotton is top crop heavy and was not mature enough to take advantage of…

Thoughts as We Approach Defoliation and Harvest (Collins & Edmisten)

As we always say, September and October can either preserve our yield potential or chip away at it. This September has certainly been a reminder of that. It comes as no surprise that prolonged wet…

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Monitor Maturity, Defoliate Timely and Wisely (Collins & Edmisten)

In our previous article, released 3 weeks ago, we discussed what COULD happen to this crop depending on the weather. Alot of those questions have been answered by this point in time. A few parts of…

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Preparation for a Potential Frost (Collins & Edmisten)

Harvest is largely underway for most of NC and most of our crop has already been defoliated. For the remaining acres yet to be defoliated, action may be needed soon.There is potential for a frost…

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Pay Attention to Weather When Making Defoliation Decisions (Collins & Edmisten)

There's been several calls this week about adjusting rates and tankmixtures due to recent high temperatures and rightfully so. Whenever daily highs are expected to be in the 90's, a number of our…

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Early Season Defoliation Strategies for 2022 (Collins & Edmisten)

We’ve recently concluded our defoliation meetings across the state. Below are a few highlights of those meetings and subsequent discussions pertaining to strategies for this year. All indicators at…

Frost Potential & Defoliation Considerations (Collins & Edmisten)

For three weeks in a row, the weatherman has ‘kicked the can down the road’, with long-term forecasts predicting that the week after the current one would bring a cool spell. Luckily for us, his…

Effective bloom dates for Roanoke Rapids

False Alarm, Yet Another Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

The weatherman’s predictions for this week and this coming weekend was fairly accurate, however, he’s had a major change of heart about the weather next week. In our last update this past Monday, the…

Hopefully the Final Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

Hopefully, this will be the last update on weather and heat unit forecasts for this year. In an effort to keep this article brief, see our previous newsletters on this subject for detailed…