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Cotton seed testing program is working
Story Date: 8/12/2021
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Source: FARM PROGRESS, 8/11/21
With cotton seed costing up to $600 per bag, steps must be taken to ensure that the seed farmers plant is of the highest quality which is one of the reasons the North Carolina Department of Agriculture launched its cotton seed testing pilot program in 2020. The program was launched last year due to problems with low cool germination rates in some lots of cotton seed over the past few years. The program is designed for the department’s seed and fertilizer field staff to evaluate both the warm and cool germination of cotton seed planted across North Carolina.
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