Resource Directory
Tap directly into the extensive research library of Cotton Incorporated. Here, you can filter your results by category, sort them by date and select your preferred media type to streamline the resources you see.
Rolling High Rye for Conservation Tillage Cotton Success
High-residue cover crops are a tool for addressing herbicide-resistant weeds, improving soil health and reducing labor costs. This 20-minute video provides practical guidance on how to manage such cover crops.
Managing Herbicide Resistance in Cotton Cropping Systems
Herbicide-resistant weeds are a problem all growers must deal with. This four-page document reviews the cause of resistance and how to manage fields with herbicide-resistant weeds.
Cotton and Cover Crops Videos
The “Cotton & Covers” video series follows the soil health journey of three cotton producers as they work to improve farm productivity.
Climage and Agriculture in the Southeast
This blog provides climate data and production insights for farmers (not only of cotton) and county agents around the Southeast.
AgroClimate: Agricultural Climate Tools for the Southeast
This site has many tools and data sources to help manage weather and climate risk for agricultural crops. While most of the focus is on the Southeastern United States, some of the forecast maps are national.
Cotton Info App for Android Tablets
The Cotton Info App is a collection of reference materials specially designed for growers, consultants and extension workers who may not have good cellular connectivity. All materials are stored on the user’s Android tablet. (An Apple iPad version is also available.)
Precision Crop Technology Providers
Cotton Incorporated has collected a list of precision agriculture technology companies. These companies are a good starting point for growers who want to expand their use of such technologies.
Precision Crop Management
Learn the advantages of precision crop management, and get details about yield monitors and maps, as well as sensor-based approaches for plant growth regulators, harvest aids and nitrogen inputs.
Climate and Crops
Thanks to breakthroughs that merged agronomy and climatology, agricultural producers can now base crop decisions for the next year on global climate patterns. (iOS device required to download)
Predicted Precipitation Maps From NOAA
NOAA maps out predicted precipitation that aid growers in planning irrigation, herbicide applications, harvests and more. Access forecasts for the next 6 hours or next three days.
Cotton Info App for iPads
The Cotton Info App is a collection of reference materials specially designed for growers, consultants and extension workers who may not have good cellular connectivity. All materials are stored on the user’s iPad. (An Android tablet version is also available.)
COTMAN
COTMAN is a crop information system that uses monitoring techniques to summarize crop development status, detect stress and assist with in-season management decisions.