Improving soil health is in the best interest of Arkansas cotton farmers, but producers use different strategies for doing so.
Bill Robertson, Extension cotton agronomist, and Matt Fryer, Extension soil instructor, both with the University of Arkansas System Division of...
National Cotton Council economists point to a few key factors that will shape the U.S. cotton industry’s 2021 economic outlook.
This past year was characterized by significant uncertainty and volatility in both the global economy and the world cotton market....
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U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 11.5 million cotton acres this spring, down 5.2 % from 2020 (based on U.S. Department of Agriculture's’s February 2021 estimate), according to the National Cotton Council’s 40th Annual Early Season Planting...
Ted Sheely, a producer from Lemoore, California, was elected as president of Cotton Council International for 2021. CCI is the National Cotton Council’s export promotion arm and carries out programs in more than 50 countries globally under the Cotton...
Scientists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System are world renown for their expertise in Southern row crop production, and they continue to share that expertise even during a pandemic.
These researchers and specialists, along...
Mark McKean of Riverdale, California, was reelected as chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council for 2021 during the NCC’s virtual 2021 annual meeting. He was formerly an ACP vice chairman and currently serves as...
David Blakemore, a Missouri ginner who has provided outstanding service and leadership to the U.S. cotton industry, is the 2020 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. He was recognized at the National Cotton Ginners Association’s recent 2021...
The Texas Cotton Ginners' Association has canceled its annual Gin Show planned for April 8 and 9 in Lubbock, Texas, because the venue in which the event was to be held is closed to outside events through April. The...
Producers in the Hutchinson County area will have a unique opportunity to attend a limited-seating Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrient Management Hands-On Lab Series hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Feb. 16, March 2 and March 4.
The...
Each February marks the occasion for producers to share their research and programming needs with Mississippi State University agricultural specialists in person.
To comply with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, the opportunity will be extended virtually this year.
The MSU Extension Service...
Texas producers wanting to learn more about adopting soil health management can attend the virtual “Soil Health in Texas: Lessons from Long-term Study Sites” on Feb. 9. This episode will feature Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists and Texas...
The Soil Health Institute is collaborating with Truterra as the scientific partner for soil metrics and sampling design for TruCarbon, the first farmer-owned carbon program in the United States.
TruCarbon will help farmers generate and sell carbon credits to private-sector...
A group of California farmers will share their experiences improving soil health in cotton production by growing cover crops, reducing tillage, applying compost and other practices during an online session at 11 a.m. Feb. 23.
The free webinar is part...
Americot Inc. has expanded its NexGen line of Bollgard 3 XtendFlex varieties for 2021 with the introduction of NG 3195 B3XF, NG 4190 B3XF and NG 5150 B3XF. These new varieties provide growers additional high-quality, high-yielding options with technology...
The Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association has moved its in-person meeting to virtual presentations, Feb. 10-11.
Many of the former in-person conference presentations were kept intact. For time's sake, some had to be postponed until the in-person conference scheduled for February...
