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Notes now may help prevent weed issues in cotton next yearA University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture weed scientist is asking cotton farmers to do a little research until fields are dry enough to harvest. "While it's too wet to get in the fields, I'd like to see producers make written notes about special weed problems in the fields," said Ken Smith, professor and Extension weed scientist for the U of A Division of Agriculture. "This information will be useful to them later on when they start making decisions about what to plant and what weed control programs should be initiated in each field." He's asking cotton producers to record: --Types of weeds --Location of weeds (which fields) --What herbicides were used and what worked and what did not. The written notes are important because once harvest does start "it'll all be erased in the field," Smith said. Additionally, the producer may not be in the field riding the combine or picker and won't be noting those field issues.
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