Cotton BMP score's mixed

摘要

COTTON growers who use consultants generally are good about soil testing, planting more than one variety, rotating chemicals, practicing integrated pest management and using plant growth regulators. They don't, however, sample the soils for nematodesand treat the microscopic pests appropriately. They still rely on glyphosate or ALS-herbicides for weed control. And they don't control pests in field buffer areas. Though slightly skewed toward Texas practices, that about sums up how the 125 attendees at the Consultants Conference at the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio rated producer efforts in light of the "First Forty Days" and "Fruiting to Finish" score-cards on best management practices. About half the consultants make recommendations on more than 15,000 acres.