HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2025) — New cotton varieties named to the Deltapine® Class of ’26 provide growers more planting options for proven performance potential in leading trait systems. “The Class of ’26 includes four additional Deltapine varieties with NPE-grower-proven...

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GEORGIA Snider’s research lays the groundwork for improving cotton genetics, dovetailing closely with that of UGA cotton breeder Peng Chee, whose mission is to develop high-performing cotton with genetics tailored to the Southeast. While Snider investigates how specific traits...

Approved by USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board Economic Research Service | Situation and Outlook ReportNext release isJanuary14, 2026CWS-25k|December 11, 2025 Leslie Meyer and Taylor Dew Global 2025/26Cotton Ending Stocks Rise asProduction Remains Above Mill Use The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

  MARY HIGHTOWER JONESBORO, ARKANSAS PHOTO: Ryan McGeeney / University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture While the number of gins in Arkansas has declined to tie the all-time low of 26 set in 2015, the state still boasts the nation’s busiest gin. The...

merri.day / agrilife.org Agriculture has always faced uncertainty. Although agricultural risk management has come a long way in recent years, producers face a multifaceted risk landscape that is constantly changing due to unpredictable weather, evolving regulatory frameworks, and volatile markets....

Camp Hand, Wade Parker, and Chris McCranie University of Georgia Extension Attached here you can find our PRELIMINARY on-farm variety trial results for 2025. Once all locations have been ginned and fiber quality data are received from the classing office, we will finalize...

DENISE ATTAWAY CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA Christopher Saski, a systems geneticist and professor in the Clemson Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, is leading a study that involves genetically engineering cotton to provide faster crop improvements and more resilient cotton strains. Zhigang Li...

  CHERYL MACKOWTAK GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA Cotton production in Florida’s Panhandle presents a unique set of challenges: light, sandy soils, variable rainfall, and diverse field conditions. One of the most critical decisions growers face each season is how much nitrogen (N) to apply,...

Low prices, a difficult growing season and expensive inputs could spell a shift away from cotton for growers in 'survival mode.' (Division of Agriculture photo.) SARAH CATO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS With excessive rainfall at planting and hot, dry weather mid-season, Arkansas cotton...

MR. & DR. LEWIS BY: ROB MILLS STAFF WRITER - COTTON FARMING Growing up, I sat next to my dad many, many nights, as he talked about topics and issues, big and small. Occasionally Texas would come up. He’d tell me “Robert,...

By: Stacey Gorman, Senior Director of Communications, The Cotton Board If there’s one thing cotton producers know right now, it’s that these are not easy times on the farm. Prices are low, input costs are high, and competition from synthetics...

  Jacob Johnson, a Clemson University master's student, uses a Leica stereo microscope to study Upland cotton genes. Stereo microscopes allow scientists to view, analyze and document specimens in two and three dimensions. DENISE ATTAWAY CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA Jacob Johnson, a Clemson University...

With the cotton market this challenging, growers need solid, high-performing varieties. That’s what NexGen® delivered in 2025 – and there’s so much more to come! We are proud to share the latest varieties our breeding team has developed and...

ERIC STANN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new purpose to an...

Ben McKnight As the 2025 growing season draws to an end in the South, East, and Central regions of Texas, many producers across these areas are pleased with cotton yield and fiber quality. With the price of cotton where it’s...