Cotton Planting Condtions for Franklin, VA Last Updated 5-20-2019 @ 6:38 am.
Date
Day
Temperatures
Rain
Planting
5-20
Mon
91
Excellent
5-21 & 22
Tues & Wed
57-75
Excellent
5-22 to 25
Thu to Sat
60's-upper 80's
Excellent
Temperature Mostly Above normal temperatures. Fast Emergence and rapid developement Rain and Moisture: Dry conditions expected for next 7 days Planting Depth if dry: If good moisture is deep, you can go over an inch with no rainfall chances. However if moisture at an 1.5" is marginal, then it would be better to plant shallow in dry dirt or delay planting til rain.
Futures
@CT - COTTON #2 - ICEFU
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Jul 19
68.00
68.10
67.91
68.06
0.15
67.91
11:37P
Oct 19
66.99
67.58
Dec 19
67.60
67.77
67.52
67.72
0.07
67.65
11:37P
Mar 20
68.42
68.49
68.42
68.49
0.01
68.48
11:14P
May 20
69.20
69.25
Jul 20
69.70
69.77
Oct 20
69.26
0.88
69.26s
01:23P
Dec 20
67.55
67.54
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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Jul 19
842'6
842'6
835'6
836'2
4'4
831'6
11:38P
Aug 19
849'4
849'4
842'2
842'2
3'6
838'4
11:37P
Sep 19
855'4
855'4
849'2
849'2
4'2
845'0
11:37P
Nov 19
868'6
868'6
861'6
862'0
4'2
857'6
11:37P
Jan 20
879'4
880'0
873'4
873'4
3'6
869'6
11:37P
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Jul 19
486'2
488'0
483'0
484'4
6'2
478'2
11:38P
Sep 19
493'4
493'4
489'4
491'2
6'0
485'2
11:38P
Dec 19
505'6
506'2
502'2
503'6
6'0
497'6
11:38P
@C - CORN - CBOT
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Jul 19
393'2
394'0
392'6
394'0
5'0
389'0
11:38P
Sep 19
400'0
401'4
399'4
401'2
4'4
396'6
11:38P
Dec 19
407'0
409'0
407'0
408'6
4'2
404'4
11:38P
Mar 20
416'0
418'0
415'6
417'6
3'4
414'2
11:37P
May 20
421'0
422'0
420'6
422'0
3'2
418'6
11:34P
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Johnny's Blog
Hot Weather and Low Humidity. Everything is moving fast. 5-17-19 Unprecedented hot weather will define the second half of May with plenty of 90-degree days. The only difference between this weather and July will be that the nighttime will still drop into the upper 60’s and humidity will be relatively low. The primary chores are to finish planting as soil moisture will be quickly drying out, particularly in the southern part of the region. The thrips are present and cotton is getting to the first true leaf spray stage in about 2 weeks after planting on the early planted cotton. Cotton that gets planted during the next week or so will put on a true leaf in less than 10 days. Weed germination is going to be fast too so I think the take home message is that this heat will drive everything to happen much quicker than we are used to. At least these jobs are not new, but what is changing is how we are managing weeds. I believe it is critical to scout the fields before spraying to see if any ragweed or palmer are up. And if they are, this first spray needs to have either Liberty or one of the auxin herbicides. The old way of Roundup plus Orthene is only an option in fields with no emerged resistant weeds. Performance of preemergence herbicides has been good for everything sprayed prior to Mother’s Day, but that will change with this dry pattern now for the last round of planting. Here are a couple of points:
Liberty needs to be sprayed with good sunshine. Do not spray very early in the morning or in late afternoon.
Liberty plus Orthene is safe to all Enlist, Stoneville, and Xtend varieties. It does not have any higher scorch risk than Roundup plus Orthene.
PHY333 is the only variety that is sensitive to Liberty. Wait for 2 big true leaves before spraying Liberty on 333. Do not add anything else to Liberty on 333.
Orthene at 6 to 8 ounces is death to tobacco thrips which is our main target. We have not documented resistance in Virginia, but you never know. Also, Western flower thrips are tolerant of Orthene, and were a problem about 15 years ago when it was dry and hot. I haven't picked up any troubles so far, but If you find severe thrips damage, get samples to the research station so we can figure out what is going on. Adults will get back on cotton after spraying so focus on damage and juveniles, and less on adults.
Scorch Risk is medium it will be hot, but the lower humidity and developing dryness will keep it from being a high risk. Reduce risk further by waiting till after 10:30 or 11 am. Lowest scorch risk looks like Tuesday and Wednesday if you have some 333 to spray.
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