Vol. 61 No. 7
Cotton Farming PROFITABLE PRODUCTION STRATEGIES
JULY 2017
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Turnage Farms
Patrick Turnage is a fourth-generation farmer in Pemiscot County, Mo., who farms with his father and uncle. He always looks for ways to make the operation more productive and efficient. Some of his efforts include subsoiling and planting on-farm cotton variety trials, among others. Turnage also is committed to carrying on the cotton-rich family legacy that began with his great grandfather.
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
4 Editor’s Note 14 Industry News 5 Cotton’s Agenda 16 Specialists Speaking 12 Research & Promotion 22 My Turn ON THE COVER: Patrick Turnage still grows continuous cotton on the same farm his great grandfather established in 1933. Cover photo by Carroll Smith.
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CALIFORNIA UPDATE
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2017 TMC CONTEST
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TEXAS WEED MANAGEMENT
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GINNERS MARKETPLACE
Extension specialist and agronomist, Bob Hutmacher, advises farmers to check closely for various diseases and troublesome insects.
The third annual Transform My Community Contest — Aug. 1 through Sept. 30 — is open to all eligible cotton farmers and consultants.
Mac Kutzenberger, who farms in the Brazos River Bottom, is encouraged by his experience with herbicide-tolerant trait system.
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GINNING INDUSTRY
Cotton ginners are encouraged to review safety tips and maintenance procedures for overhead seed houses before the start of ginning season.
WEB EXCLUSIVE Scott Stewart, IPM Extension specialist, University of Tennessee, says armyworms look to make an early start...again. Stewart discusses what this means for various crops, how to correctly identify the pest and suggested treatment thresholds and insecticide options. Go to www.cottonfarming.com for this Web Exclusive report to stay on top of this unfolding scenario.
CCOY NOMINATIONS To nominate a deserving candidate for the Cotton Consultant of the Year Award (co-sponsored by Cotton Farming and Syngenta), fill out the nomination form on Page 13. Deadline for nominations is Aug. 22.
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INATION The Cotton FORM Consultant (CCOY ) repres If you would of the Year ents the like who has consultant recognition to nominate made a consu , please to the cotton great contributions take a mome ltant deserving industry Please use of this nt to fill through outstanding outstanding out the recommendaa separate page customer following for biogra relations, leadership tions via form. phical/profes letters or and innova members emails sional tion. Recognized are also encouraged from other farmer information. Additi of the cotton by fellow members s, consul to provid Consultant’s tants and onal e suppor industry, Name: industry t for the this award is given to nominee. Company the consul Name: tant who only meets not Mailing Address these require also exceed : ments but s them. City: Syngenta and Cotton Phone: magazine, Farming State: CCOY sponso soliciting rs, are Email: In your own Zip: your words, please 2017 recipie help in selecting of the Year” the Award. Additiontell us why you nt, who will are nomina at a specia al pages be named Background: may be attached ting the consulta l celebration nt above March 2, . Friday, for the “Cotton 2018, Consultant Hotel in Memp at the Peabody his, Tenn. The winnin g person who consultant and the nominates receive two the nights’ hotel winner airfare to stay and Memphis. In additio n, the 2017 recipient CCOY will be the subject of four-page a salute issue of Cotton in the March 2018 Farming.
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