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Cotton Tillage Characteristics in the Mississippi Delta

Steven W. Martin and Fred Cooke

ABSTRACT

Tillage can represent a significant portion of cotton producers’ cost of production. Additionally, water quality and soil loss parameters can affect the ability to use certain tillage practices. Research at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Mississippi has focused on cost of production of various tillage systems for the past four yearsCompared to the southern or national average, the Mississippi Delta has a higher percentage of no-till and conservation tillage adoption among cotton producers. Mississippi Delta cotton producers practice no-till on 27% on their total acres and 38% of their cotton acres. Beltwide, cotton producers practice no-till on 14% of their cotton acreage (table 12). Mississippi Delta cotton producers use conservation tillage practices on 51% of total acres and 48 % of cotton acres. Beltwide, cotton producers perform conservation tillage on 15% of their cotton acres. No-till and conservation tillage account for 86% of the tillage practices on cotton acres in the Mississippi Delta.





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