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2014 Cotton Varieties and Technologies Planted in Georgia

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DP1252B2RF was the most popular cotton variety planted in Georgia for 2014.  2014 was the second consecutive year that DP1252B2RF topped all other varieties planted—accounting for 23.6% of acres planted this year and 20.6% last year.

DP1050B2RF was the second most popular variety for 2014 with 18.5% of acreage planted to that variety.  This was the third consecutive year that DP1050B2RF ranked second among all varieties planted after being the top variety in 2011.

The GLB2 technology gained a significant share of Georgia acreage this year.  ST6448GLB2 ranked third among varieties planted and accounted for 14.6% of acreage.  This compares to only 3.9% of acreage last year.  Another GLB2 variety, FM1944GLB2, accounted for another 5.4% of Georgia acreage this year.

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Welcome to the new UGA Cotton Team Website

The UGA Cotton Team is proud to launch the new and improved Cotton Website.  The domain name for this new site will remain www.ugacotton.com.  The … Continue reading

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SCG Cotton Marketing News: November 16, 2012

November Report More of the Same

Click here to download Volume 10, Number 24 (November 16, 2012) of the Cotton Market News. The newsletter is sponsored by Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.

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SCG Cotton Marketing News: October 19, 2012

Click here to download Volume 10, Number 22 (October 19, 2012) of the Cotton Market News. The newsletter is sponsored by Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.

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SCG Cotton Marketing News: October 5, 2012

Click here  to download Volume 10, Number 21 (October 5, 2012) of the Cotton Market News. The newsletter is sponsored by Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.

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Georgia Cotton Newsletter: October 4 2012

The October 4 2012 issue of the Georgia Cotton Newsletter is now available.

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