By Keith Edmisten
The Cotton Field Day will be held on September 10 this year. We will start off at 10:00 am with a presentation on the new farm bill by Craig Brown from the National Cotton Council. This presentation will be held at the East Carolina Ag & Education Center: 1175 Kingsboro Road, Rocky Mount. The facility is located near the Upper Coastal Research Station.
We will then move to the research station for lunch followed by field tours from 1:30 to 4:30. The field day will conclude with ice cream, closing comments and door prizes following the field tours. Please see the preliminary program below.
10-11:30am Cotton in the New Farm Bill -Presented by Craig Brown, VP of Producer Affairs, National Cotton Council
12-1:30pm Lunch and visit with sponsors
1:30-4:30pm Field Tours
Field Tour 1
Variety by Herbicide System – Dr. Alan York, Crop Science
Foliar Potassium and Fungicide Options in Cotton – Todd Spivey, Crop Science Graduate Student
Extended Release Nitrogen Use in Cotton – Todd Spivey, Crop Science Graduate Student
Soybean and Sorghum as Replacement Crops Following a Failed Cotton Crop – Lewis Braswell, Crop Science Graduate Student
Field Tour 2
Thrips Management in Cotton – Dr. Dominic Reisig, Entomology
Cotton Varieties and Defoliation Management – Dr. Keith Edmisten
Cotton Tillage Options – Dr. Keith Edmisten, Crop Science and Alan Meijer, Soil Science
Field Tour 3
Evaluation of Preplant Burndown and Preemergence Herbicides – Charles Cahoon, Crop Science Graduate Student
Palmer Amaranth Population Dynamics in Xtend Cotton – Dr. David Jordan, Crop Science
Source:ncsu.edu