⋅ BY SHELLY PATE KERNS ⋅
For many cotton growers, Hurricane/Tropical Storm Francine has thrown a wrench in cotton defoliation and harvest plans. Prior to Francine, there were many reports of cotton lodging, or “laying over”. This was most likely...
The Cotton Board wants to see your best, calendar-worthy cotton photos. One winning photo will be selected and featured in The Cotton Board’s 2025 Industry Calendar.
“We are looking for creative, captivating images of cotton in any stage of production...
Dr. Muthukumar Bagavathiannan is one of seven recent USDA grantees to be awarded a $10 million coordinated agricultural projects grant
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) applauds its member-scientist and Texas A&M University Agronomy Professor, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, Ph.D., for a...
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program.
This funding, effective Aug. 2, will significantly expand the...
The 2024 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide is now available online. You can access the guide by visiting https://news.utcrops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/W376_2024.pdf
This guide was compiled and is updated yearly by Extension Cotton Specialists from throughout the Mid-South.
The 2024 Mid-South Cotton Specialists’ Working Group consists...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
If forecasts hold, the Mississippi River level at Memphis, Tennessee, will again fall below zero as harvest season takes hold, raising the specter of the last two seasons’ higher freight rates, piled up grain and weaker...
⋅ BY SEBE BROWN ⋅
Tarnished plant bug numbers seem to be all over the board in 2024. Some fields have had one spray since square set and others have had upwards of five. Crop age and what’s neighboring your...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
Lack of personnel and sketchy maps are among the stumbling blocks as the Environmental Protection Agency works pesticide approvals through the lens of the Endangered Species Act, according to a senior EPA adviser.
The courts have...
⋅ BY CRAIG GAUTREAUX ⋅
The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program is now accepting applications for Class XIX, which is scheduled to begin in January 2025 with a completion date of February 2027.
“Developing leaders is essential to advancing agriculture,...
⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅
From the time he was a child on his parents' cattle ranch, Zachary Treadway knew he wanted a life in agriculture. As the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's newest agronomist, he'll have the...
Nutrien Ag Solutions announces the acquisition of Suncor Energy’s AgroScience assets, which consists of several patented and patent pending technologies in the area of biocontrol. This new biocontrol technology is expected to introduce chlorin-based photosensitizer to the global market...
⋅ BY GUY COLLINS ⋅
We really hope this article isn’t necessary, but the way the weather forecasts are shaping up, we are facing hot and dry conditions throughout this weekend and most of next week.
Temperatures are expected to be...
Looking to expand its lineup of proven, high-performing cotton varieties in the industry’s leading trait platforms, the Deltapine New Product Evaluator (NPE) Program kicks off its 17th year with growers evaluating for the Class of ’25.
Five Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton...
⋅ BY VICKY BOYD ⋅
California’s cotton acreage is expected to make a huge rebound this season, spurred by lower prices for competing crops and receding Tulare Lake levels.
But Pima cotton, the premium variety predominantly grown in the state, has...
Scouting School Dates and Times
Extension personnel will host four workshops. To register, contact the county Extension office or center at the location you wish to attend.
June 4 — Cotton and Peanut
8 a.m.
Wiregrass Research and Extension Center
167 State Highway...
