What is the recommended seeding rate for cotton?
It is recommended that the final plant population be in the range of 40,000 to 45,000 plants per acre. This is approximately 3-4 living plants per foot of row in a 38-40 inch row. To obtain this, it is recommended that the warm germination and cool germination be used to determine the number of seed to drop per foot of drill.
Planters should always be calibrated to deliver a specified number of seed per foot of row and "NOT" a specified number of pounds of seed per acre. This number should be based on germination and desired plant populations.
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The 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course will feature speakers from seven states covering topics ranging from nematode management in cotton and soybeans to the potential effects of new tariffs on the state's agricultural industry.
Most of Mississippi’s corn and rice crops had been harvested when prolonged, late-September rains soaked much of the state, but the wet weather could not have come at a worse time for soybeans and cotton.
As most cotton across Mississippi is setting bolls ahead of schedule this year, some fields look fantastic and others are struggling, depending on the weather and irrigation.
Lonnie Fortner has been named the Mississippi winner of the 2018 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Growers may be on their way to planting more cotton in Mississippi soil than they have in 11 years, despite a late start.
Darrin Dodds, cotton specialist for the Mississippi State University Extension Service, estimated that growers will plant 700,000 acres of cotton this year. If that much gets harvested, it will be the best total since 2006, when the state produced 1.2 million acres of cotton. Last year, Mississippi cotton producers harvested 625,000 acres.
