Alabama producers can prepare for the upcoming growing seasons at the 2019 Row Crops Short Course in Auburn, Alabama. The course will be held at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center, Dec. 10, from 8 a.m. to...
This work traces the struggles of five generations of Olivers from the late 1800s to the present in the Mississippi Delta.
In the 1870s, James Samuel Oliver arrived in the Mississippi Delta by swimming across the Mississippi River—with a fresh...
• By Tyson Raper •
With the arctic blast in the forecast and the substantial number of cotton acres left in the field, several have recently asked about how to keep water in their cotton pickers moisture system from freezing....
Texas cotton growers face poor prices amid high domestic and foreign production, coupled with weakening demand, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife Extension cotton marketing specialist, College Station, said low cotton prices and unfavorable...
Cotton USA and Oritain have signed a partnership to provide forensic verification of origin for all U.S. cotton. A global first for the cotton industry, this collaboration will give brands and retailers the assurance they need to make responsible...
All cotton is not created equal, and a Clemson University student is looking to bring back a species that once dominated South Carolina cotton fields.
Sarah Holladay, a master’s student studying plant and environmental sciences, is working with Clemson Extension...
• By Tyson Raper •
The forecast lows for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in Tennessee have bounced around over the past few days, but this morning they included a 26, 28, 28 and 31 degrees. I’ve passed many...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Finding new markets and applications is vital for the global cotton sector.
With the commencement of harvest in the High Plains of Texas, stakeholders of this important sector gathered Oct. 18 at the Lubbock, Texas-based Plains...
• By Ben Faber •
A new species of gigantic tumbleweed once predicted to go extinct is not only here to stay -- it's likely to expand its territory.
The species, Salsola ryanii, is significantly larger than either of its parent...
The Fresno, California, Chamber of Commerce and Moss Adams have named Mark Borba and Bowles Farming Co. the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year and the Ag Business of the Year, respectively.
The 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year is awarded to...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed — known as ULGCS — to be used as human food and in animal feed, something Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been working on for...
Widespread drought continues in Alabama, as nearly 84% of the state is in severe drought. In fact, 55% of the state’s soil and subsoil moisture is reported to be “very short.”
Even with these conditions, producers are still hard at...
While it seems Georgia is finally seeing a break from the summer heat, the long hot summer, including a record-setting September, has already caused problems for many Georgia farmers.
With almost no rain during September, drought conditions expanded across the...
Parts of Mississippi’s landscape are turning white, but unlike some northern areas, this coloration is caused by cotton bolls opening for harvest, not snow accumulation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated that nearly a quarter of Mississippi’s cotton crop had...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Consistency in quality and contamination-free cotton are much sought after by global cotton mills.
Free of plastic contamination, objective quality evaluation and consistency are the characteristics that provide a premium for cotton, according to global experts...
