ABSTRACT

Adoption of precision agricultural technologies has been limited in cotton production, partly because economic benefits from the system have not been widely established. To examine the potential of this technology to increase profitability of cotton producers in West Tennessee, two demonstration farms were established. These are commercial operations, where some of the fields were managed using variable rate application of most inputs (lime, pre-plant fertilizer, seed, insecticides, growth regulators and harvest aids). Other nearby fields were treated in a uniform manner. To date, the combination of improved yields and input reduction has resulted in increased income of $100 to $200 per acre.