The first year observations of growing several thousand acres of BT cotton (Deltapine NuCOTN 33^B) as compared to non BT cotton (DP 5409) comparing insect control methods and costs.

During 1995 I grew Deltapine NuCOTN 33^B on approximately 70% of my cotton acreage. This variety contains the Bollgard^TM gene from Monsanto. This planting was a part of Deltapine's 36,000 acres of seed production allowed by the EPA to reproduce BT seed to be released for the 1996 crop year. NuCOTN 33^B was developed by back crossing DP 5415 to Coker 312 BT.