Cotton Specialists Corner

Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Hunter Frame, and Camp Hand discuss in-season management of cotton in a cover crop system and benefits and limitations that accompany or impact the use of cover crops in …

Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Hunter Frame, and Camp Hand discuss the management of cover crops in the southeast and considerations for planting cotton in a system using cover crops.

Camp Hand, Ben McKnight, Brian Pieralisi, and Tyson Raper review 2021 and discuss considerations for 2022. 

Bill Robertson, Camp Hand, and Tyson Raper different types of variety trials and how the data can be used by researchers and producers in the variety selection process.

Steve Brown, Camp Hand, Brian Pieralisi, and Tyson Raper discuss the impact of weathering on cotton fiber.

Ben McKnight, Randy Norton, and Bill Robertson discuss trends their seeing in variety performance this year, agronomic characteristics of successful varieties, and methods for evaluating variety matu…

Guy Collins, Matt Foster, and Tyler Sandlin discuss various harvest aid products, tanks mixes, and how to address late season crop issues through harvest aid product and rate selection.

Steve Brown, Camp Hand, and Bill Robertson discuss methods for scheduling harvest aid applications and application strategies to optimize harvest aid performance. 

Keith Edmisten, Bob Hutmacher, and Tyson Raper give a general overview of fiber quality topics from their perspective regions, including current issues, improvements in quality parameters, and resear…

Randy Norton, Ben McKnight, and Murilo Maeda provide updates from their areas on the 2021 cotton season so far, and their outlook as harvest approaches.

Stu Duncan, Keith Edmisten, and Brian Pieralisi discuss characteristics they look for in varieties mid-season. They also cover the current condition of the crop in their respective states.

Dr. Camp Hand, Dr. Bob Hutmacher, and Mr. Tyler Sandlin discuss the use of plant growth regulators in their respective states. Topics include typical recommendations, current issues that impact this …

Dr. Steve Brown, Dr. Hunter Frame, and Dr. Randy Norton discuss in-season nitrogen applications in cotton. Topics include methods of application, scheduling applications, and potential issues with ni…

Recorded May 26th, Dr. Matt Foster, Dr. Brian Pieralisi, Dr. Tyson Raper, and Dr. Bill Robertson give an update on planting conditions for the mid-south and discuss considerations moving forward.

Entomologist Dr. Scott Stewart discusses management of thrips and factors that influence thrips pressure.

Dr. Guy Collins, Dr. Murilo Maeda, and Dr. Tyson Raper talk replanting issues, including scenarios where replants may be needed, factors to consider when replanting, and when to accept a thin stand. 

Discussions on planting preparations with Dr. Bill Robertson, Dr. Keith Edmisten, and Dr. Ben McKnight.  Topics covered include seeding rate, planting date, planting considerations.   

Seth Byrd and Tyson Raper give an overview of what will be covered in Cotton Specialists Corner, a podcast by the Cotton Specialists working group and other cotton experts from across the U.S.