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.
Placement and Interpretation of Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigated Cotton Production in Humid Regions
This publication illustrates how to place soil water sensors and interpret the data in order to improve cotton irrigation management and achieve both higher water use efficiency and higher yields.
Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops in Mississippi 2021
This insect control guide starts with a breakdown of what integrated pest management means for cotton, discusses insecticide resistance management, and provides a growing season insecticide rotation strategy. It then goes pest by pest and provides a visual identification guide for pests.
Best Management Practices for Tarnished Plant Bug
This report details best management practices for controlling Tarnished Plant Bugs in the Midsouth cotton-growing region.
Integrated Weed Management (IWM) Resource Center
This website houses resources on integrated weed management for herbicide-resistant weeds. It is updated regularly by a team of weed scientists from 14 universities and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
University of Arizona Cotton Advisories
Find Arizona cotton-specific reports, including heat unit accumulation, real-time crop heat stress updates, crop water use, maturity dates to assist with harvest and information helpful for making planting decisions.
UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines
This guide outlines an overall integrated pest management program for cotton growers and includes a Year-Round IPM Program Annual Checklist.
University of Missouri Cotton Information
Guides for production, pest management and budgeting, as well as cotton variety trial data, are a few of the resources included on this site for growers and crop advisors managing cotton in Missouri.
University of Florida Cotton Page
The University of Florida Extension System provides production information and a collection of cotton-related links to learn about variety selection tools, production practices and budgets.
Virginia Cotton Production Guide
The guide that is provided as a PDF provides cotton production recommendations from the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
University of Tennessee Cotton Page
This collection of cotton production information from the University of Tennessee includes weed management, insect control and variety trial results.
University of Arkansas Extension Cotton Page
This collection of information includes resources for weed/disease/insect management, field performance and crop economics and marketing.
Oklahoma State University Cotton Fact Sheets
OSU Extension has created a variety of fact sheets from general production information, to pest management guides, to pros and cons of specific herbicides.