Cotton Extension
Cotton is an important crop in Missouri. In 2018, southeast Missouri counties produced lint and seed valued at $324 million, though the number of cotton-planted acres varies each year with commodity prices. Missouri cotton farmers have been early adaptors of technologies to increase cotton yields, reduce input costs and conserve resources. Many changes have occurred in recent years, including: | Cotton is an important crop in Missouri. In 2018, southeast Missouri counties produced lint and seed valued at $324 million, though the number of cotton-planted acres varies each year with commodity prices. Missouri cotton farmers have been early adaptors of technologies to increase cotton yields, reduce input costs and conserve resources. Many changes have occurred in recent years, including: For a long time, cotton was transported from fields to gins in trailers. Farmers improved efficiency first by using modules and then by making round bales, such as the one pictured on this page. Conservation tillage has replaced the moldboard plow. In the fall, farmers plant winter wheat cover crop in row middles to avoid cotton seedling injury the following spring from blowing sand. Farmers schedule irrigation with smartphones, using weather-based soil water balance programs and soil moisture sensors. Find timely information on research-based cotton production tools and practices on this site.
Cotton trials provide producers valuable information
Bill Robertson 2022 Cotton Update
Sharna Holman - Cotton / Qld DAF Careers Q&A
K-State researchers seeking best ways to grow cotton in Kansas
Verity Cotton Extension Thread is superior quality, hypoallergenic, breathable, and biodegradable. Provides 800 yards of cotton thread per spool.
Cotton Extension Thread
Cotton, Cooperative Extension
Amanda Thomas - Cotton LEADS - Sustainable Cotton Production
Cotton Variety Trials / Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Endowment Sets Permanent Cotton Extension Position at NC State
Verity Cotton Extension Thread is superior quality, hypoallergenic, breathable, and biodegradable. Provides 800 yards of cotton thread per spool.
Cotton Extension Thread
Cotton Belt, Map, States, & Facts
Endowment Sets Permanent Cotton Extension Position at NC State - Cotton Grower
