Stand and Deliver Tour
South Carolina Grower Approaches Future with Optimism
 Frank
Craven of Bishopville, S.C., stays on the cutting edge of cotton production
by evaluating future cottonseed varieties with on-farm trials. For 2008,
he will evaluate where new Stoneville® cotton seed ST
4498B2RF fits on his farm after the variety tied for the lead position
in his 2007 dryland trial. This variety had a yield average of 715 lbs/A
despite record-breaking drought.
“It was unbelievable to see a variety make anything this year,” Craven
says.
“We were 3 inches of rainfall from having the driest year on record,
so when varieties average 600 to 700 pounds per acre, we know we should
have something worth looking at.”
 In
2008, Craven looks forward to testing the yield and quality potential
of ST 4498B2RF under a new set of circumstances. Seeing the variety withstand
the dry conditions and deliver top yields makes him hopeful about the
future.
“As a dryland producer, we must have varieties that can withstand
many weather situations,” Craven says. “Our future depends
on varieties consistently delivering high yields with quality.”
Click here to
view the view the PDF version of this article.
1Data represents average of datum for Lee County, S.C., company
trial conducted in 2007.
©2008 Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709.
Bollgard II and Roundup Ready Flex are trademarks of Monsanto Technology
LLC. Certain
stewardship guidelines are provided for Bollgard II cotton at www.monsanto.com.
Always read and follow label instructions. For additional product information
call toll-free
1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web site at www.stoneville.com.
BCSRSTNVC0438-6 |
