Deltapine® NPE Blog
Eric Best shares an update on harvest and the ongoing data collection efforts across the Cotton Belt. As 2025 plots reach completion, he thanks growers and field partners for their dedication and hard work throughout the year. Eric highlights the importance of data sharing, in-field observations, and upcoming Beck Ag calls, which will help determine the next class of NPE candidates. With strong product performance and valuable feedback from across regions, the Deltapine® team prepares to evaluate and select the top varieties for advancement.
Nov. 13, 2025 /// 1:33 minuteEric Best takes time with Arizona NPE grower to talk the value of testing new varieties in the field. Touching on how in Arizona many seed producers are tasked with the tough ask of growing varieties genetically adapted for a different region. The NPE Program offers these producers the opportunity to gain further insights on PGRs, water necessities, defoliation timing, and harvest aid mixtures of the varieties prior to full commercialization.
Oct. 31, 2025 /// 2:27 minute watchEric visits with Jack and Brandon Huerkamp in Macon, MS. The guys chat through the variety performance they are seeing in their plots this season. From the early season positioning, the ability to maintain through a mid-season hot snap, to the current maturity ratings, the varieties are staying strong and showing great yield potential opportunity. These growers are looking forward to seeing what the pickers show in the next few weeks as they prepare for harvest.
Sep. 22, 2025 /// 2:42 minute watchEric Best is back with a very important message and call-to-action that will help cotton growers like you. The EPA is reviewing the use of low-volatility dicamba herbicides on dicamba-tolerant cotton. Share your experience with this important tool with the EPA today to help the cotton industry continue to progress and be successful.
Visit https://www.regulations.gov/ and let your voice be heard.
Aug. 27, 2025 /// 1:45 minute watchDeltapine Technical Product and Strategy Lead, Tim Dabbert brings us from the field to the data house in St. Louis to stress the importance of the mid-season survey results and how his team uses this information to help prepare for the upcoming variety selection.
Aug. 20, 2025 /// 2:31 minute watchEric Best, Cotton Product Manager, joins West Texas NPE Grower Casey Jones to discuss how perseverance has been the name of the game this growing season for his plot evaluations. Casey adjusted his management practices with PGRs, fertilizers and irrigation given the welcomed wetter spring. When selecting a variety fit for his growing conditions, Eric and Casey discussed how with a different weather pattern this season, he's able to see the benefits of varieties that carry the ThryvOn® trait package and more.
Aug. 7, 2025 /// 2:43 minute watchDeltapine® Product Manager Eric Best chats with first time Texas NPE grower, James, to discuss what he's experienced so far being a part of the program. The pair discuss the factors that can impact profitability and probability as they evaluate the season's progress on his dryland cotton.
Jul. 22, 2025 /// 1:50 minute watch