Upper Gulf Coast. Corn continues to be premier crop with everything looking good. Sorghum and cotton making some advancements. War on weeds continues with aerial applications and ground rigs where field conditions permit. Cultivators eliminating weeds and aerating fields where necessary.
Cotton is smaller and is also off-color from excessive rainfall.
No change is pests observed in this area. For some consultants, this will require more trips to the field than they were formerly making, and will increase their inputs. During high egg-laying periods, bollworm numbers can exceed the economic threshold in these areas. Whole plant sampling is recommended, emphasizing sampling of small bolls, blooms, and bloom tags.