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County Impact Statements - Greene County
Cotton Variety Demonstration
Situation
This program audience was Greene County cotton producers. Greene County has
20,000 acres of cotton each year. The county average yield for Greene County is
628 pounds per acre. Roundup ready cotton varieties are relatively new
technology available to growers. This demonstration’s goal was to demonstrate
the adaptability of eight roundup ready cotton varieties to Greene County
growing conditions.
Stakeholder Satisfaction
Ten staff days were committed to this demonstration. Cotton producers
participated in this program through a field demonstration tour conducted and
through production meetings held.
Accomplishments and Impacts
Selection of the correct cotton variety for a particular area can many times
result in a 200 pound increase in lint yields per acre. 200 pounds, times 50
cents per pound, times 20,000 acres of cotton in Greene County would be an
increase in gross income to Greene County cotton producers of $2,000,000.
41 Greene County cotton producers compare 8 roundup ready cotton
varieties.
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Impacts
- Increase in gross income of 2,000,000 to Greene County Cotton producers
due to correct variety selection.
- The cotton variety demonstration is an ongoing demonstration that is
conducted each year.
- The cotton variety demonstration allows growers to compare varieties
against each other in Greene County.
- Bollworm/Budworm Moth flights were monitored with pheromone traps
throughout the growing season at the cotton variety demonstration field.
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