Good Seed, Good Moisture, and Flexibility
With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.
Seed bed prep and being mindful of available moisture. Here at mid-May, those are two areas that Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension Cotton Agrononmist, is remind growers the importance of…
“I think a lot about seed bed preparation and not necessarily just the tillage side of things. Whether you’re conventional or strip tillage, you want to have a good seed bed, good seed-soil contact, but one thing that I think might be one of our biggest limitations is planting into moisture. You want to make sure there’s good moisture there. If it’s an irrigated field, you can of course provide that. Some of our dryland stuff, we’ve got to plant whenever it rains. One of the biggest things that I’ve kind of learned in looking ahead at a season is being flexible and making adjustments where necessary. We really encourage our growers to work with their county extension agents so, of course if they want any information on getting off to a good start or any of the resources that are provided by the local Extension Service, that’s a great place to start.”
Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension Cotton Agronomist, sharing tips for success this growing season.
