2002 ANNUAL REPORT

AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX

FOR

ADVANCED RESEARCH

AND

EXTENSION SYSTEMS

(AG-CARES)

AND OTHER

DAWSON COUNTY

AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

IN COOPERATION WITH

LAMESA COTTON GROWERS

TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

Foreward

Agricultural Research and Extension Personnel

Lamesa Cotton Growers, Inc. Officers & Directors

Lamesa Cotton Growers Member Gins

Contributions (Individuals and Businesses)

COTTON

Summary of cotton yield response to LEPA irrigation quantity at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX 2002

Farm Enterprise Records - AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Replicated Conventional and Transgenic Cotton Variety Demonstration Under LEPA Irrigation, AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Results of the Nematode Variety Test at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Root-Knot Nematode Population Dynamics Across Different Cropping Systems and Years at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Results of the Dryland Regional Cotton Variety Test at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Test of Variable-Rate Nitrogen and Variable-Rate Water in Irrigated Cotton at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX 2002

The Use of a Hyperspectral Sensor to Monitor Cotton Stress at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Cotton Yield Mapping at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Cotton Insect Pests and Natural Enemies in Conventional and Conservation Tillage Systems at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX 2002

Plant Response to Different Levels of Pre-bloom Square Removal and Relevance to Plant Bug Management at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Dryland Cotton Variety Demonstration

PEANUT

Peanut Irrigation/Precision Agriculture Study at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Nitrogen Fertilizer for Peanut at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002 and Summary of Four South Plains On-Farm N Rate Trials for Peanut

Peanut Tolerance to Outlook and Dual Magnum Applied PPI, PRE, AT-CRACK, and POST at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Peanut Tolerance to Valor Applied PRE at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Peanut Tolerance to Strongarm Applied Postemergence at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

SORGHUM, SUNFLOWER, GUAR

Dryland Sorghum Cotton Rotation and Dryland Sorghum Seeding Rate at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Dryland Commercial NuSun Sunflower Variety Trial at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

Guar Varieties and Dryland Guar-Cotton Rotation Trial at AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2002

APPENDIX

Detailed Growing Season Climate Data at AG-CARES Lamesa, TX, 2002

Program Area Committee Members - Dawson County

Weather Information

Dawson County First Bale Winners

Cotton Production - 64 Year Record

Some Facts About Dawson County