What happens if we receive heavy soaking rain this autumn – early winter? Do you plant a winter crop this season? Apparently the world has plenty of wheat so the prices aren’t great. However cereal stubbles are invaluable in assisting with moisture absorption and retention in the soil profile. Chickpeas performed exceptionally well last winter.…
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Top 4 Cotton Defoliation Application Tips for Growers
It is that time of the year again when the Cotton is rapidly maturing and approaching defoliation. I won’t get into defoliant rates or how to tell when to defoliate as there is plenty of literature out there describing how to achieve this including the CSD’s facts on Friday series. My main focus in this…
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Cotton Aphids: A closer look
Black Earth recently acquired a Mobile phone microscope x60 to assist in identification of pests and we have not been disappointed with the results. The photos of Cotton Aphids in this article where taken using the scope and an iPhone 6 while still in the field. There is some difficulty in steadying the phone long enough…
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