Back seed drop rates off as conditions improve. Base the need for additional in-furrow fungicides on soil temperatures at planting and the history of seedling disease for each field or farm. The last opportunity to address seedling disease and nematode problems are the day you plant. Estimates of planting intentions in Arkansas have exceeded the one million acre mark for 2001. Currently, cotton planting is occurring in all regions of the state.
Cool nights are still a factor in delaying planting decisions.
The forecast for warmer conditions should result in producers planting full speed by next Monday. For additional information contact your local county Extension agent . The warm weather and relatively dry weather have allowed farmers to progress much quicker than normal. Temperatures were above normal for much of the week last week with the exception of the cold front that past through the state during the middle of the week. Although much of the state was threatened by freeze warnings, most of the temperatures were above freezing and no injury has been reported.