Precision Agriculture in Cotton Production By Keenen Taylor

Precision Agriculture in Cotton Production By: Keenen Taylor

History of Cotton -First know planting in 1556 in Florida -Established along James river in 1616 -First Cotton gin Invented by Eli Whitney In 1793

2009 OK Cotton Statistics Vs. 2009 OK Wheat Statistics l l l 200, 000 acre harvested in OK in 2009 333, 000 bales produced $102, 960, 000 of production so cotton grossed on average $502 an acre Wheat had 3, 500, 000 harvested in 09 77, 000 Bu produced $369, 600, 000 of production so wheat grossed on average $105. 6 an acre

Planting Auto Steer l Auto Shut Off l Variable Rate l

Seed Cost Alone l COTTON SEED (BGRRF) at 30, 000 plnt/ac 1. 40/1000 seeds= $42. 00 acre $5, 040. 00 field

Varis Rig l Determine soil texture l Determine seeding rate l 30, 000 plants/ac on strong bottoms and 10, 000 -15, 000 plants/ac on red hills or sandy spots

Green Seeker l l Determine growth regulators amounts 12 -15 oz of mepex on growthy spots & 0 -8 oz on smaller cotton

Chemical Application l Variable Rate = $ saved l Planting Herbicides Insecticides Growth Regulator Fungicides l l Sprayed Not Sprayed

Cotton Harvesting -Picker, Boll Buggy, & Module Builder

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The Latest Equipment -7760 John Deere Cotton Picker + Module Builder - Base List Price $592, 548

Work Cited l l l Cotton Picker. The Land of Cotton. Accessed 26 April 2010. http: //www. landofcotton. com/fc/files/smbuggy. jpg Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Cotton Seedling Row. Accessed 25 April 2010. http: //www. okfarmbureau. org/assets/library/Cotton. Seedling. Row. jpg Tarp. Eyefetch. com. Accessed 27 April 2010. http: //img 1. eyefetch. com/p/ym/469240 -2 af 362 a 4 -5371 -45 d 7 -a 474267253696614 l. jpg The Story of Cotton. Accessed 25 April 2010. http: //www. cotton. org/pubs/cottoncounts/story/ 2009 State Agriculture Overview. 2009. Accessed 25 April 2010. http: //www. nass. usda. gov/Statistics_by_State/Ag_Overview/Ag. Overvie w_OK. pdf 7760 Cotton Picker. John Deere. Accessed 27 April 2010. http: //www. johndeere. com/en_AU/equipment/ag/cotton/7760 index. html