News from the Cotton Research and Promotion Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2013
Learn to Maximize Profit through Smart Irrigation Practices
in Latest ‘Focus on Cotton’ Webcast
Memphis, TN - In recent years, irrigation has become an increasingly important factor in the
profitability of producing a cotton crop.
In this month’s free Focus on Cotton webcast, published courtesy of Cotton Incorporated and the Plant
Management Network, Dr. Tom Barber, State Extension Specialist at the University of Arkansas, discusses
the management of irrigated cotton for maximum profit.
This presentation will help consultants, county agents, growers, and other practitioners in the Southern
U.S. cotton-producing states to understand more about proper irrigation techniques, timings and
management potential to increase cotton productivity and profitability.
Specifically in this presentation, practitioners will learn about:
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Critical stages to initiate irrigation and reduce stress
Scheduling subsequent timings
Irrigation Termination
Plant growth regulator management with irrigated cotton
Timely irrigation to activate residual herbicides and improve uptake of soil nutrients
By the end of this presentation, the practitioner should know how to maximize cotton yields through
timely irrigation management.
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Contact:
Phil Bogdan, Plant Management Network, 651-994-3859, [email protected]
Brad Robb, The Cotton Board, 901-271-1316, [email protected]
About Plant Management Network: All subscription-based information on the Plant Management Network website
can be accessed for one low $38 annual subscription fee. Plant Management Network,
www.plantmanagementnetwork.org, is a cooperative not-for-profit resource for the applied agricultural and
horticultural sciences. Together with more than 80 partners, which include land-grant universities, scientific societies,
and agribusiness, PMN publishes quality, applied, and science-based information for the practitioner.
About the Cotton Board: The Cotton Research & Promotion Act established the Cotton Board as a quasigovernmental, non-profit entity to serve as the administrator of the Cotton Research & Promotion Program. Funded by
America’s cotton producers and importers through the cotton check-off, the Program’s research and promotion
activities are conducted worldwide by Cotton Incorporated, the Cotton Board’s sole-source contracting organization, to
increase the demand for and improve the market position of cotton.
The Cotton Research & Promotion Program continues to work in all areas of cotton’s pipeline – from the field to the
consumer – to keep cotton the number one fiber choice in the U.S. For more information about the Cotton Board and
the innovative activities stemming from the Program, visit www.cottonboard.org.