INDIANAPOLIS — May 21, 2015 — Dow AgroSciences has recorded the first U.S. sale of Enlist Duo™ herbicide with Colex-D™ Technology. This marks the first commercial activity for the Enlist™ Weed Control System in the United States, putting advanced herbicide and trait technology in...
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6.5 million in the Ogallala Aquifer region this year to help farmers and ranchers conserve billions of gallons of...
Recipients Will Pursue Research Dedicated To Insect Pest Research Across All U.S. Row Crops
ST. LOUIS (May 7, 2015) - Monsanto Company has announced that six recipients will be awarded research grants as part of the Insect Management Knowledge Program (IMKP)....
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Twelve U.S. cotton industry members have been chosen to participate in the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) Emerging Leaders Program for 2015-16.
Participants include: PRODUCERS -- Rafe Banks, Clarkedale, Ark.; Brandon Brooks, Phoenix, Ariz.; Matt Coley, Vienna, Ga.;...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 30, 2015) – Key textile executives from 11 Pakistani companies will tour the U.S. Cotton Belt May 3-9 to observe U.S. cotton production, processing and marketing and to meet with U.S. cotton exporters.
The COTTON USA Pakistan...
North Carolina cotton producer and industry leader Billy Carter passed away on New Year’s Day, 2011, but he left behind a legacy that even today continues to improve tomorrow’s agricultural leaders through the Billy Carter Cotton Leadership Scholarship Endowment.
North Carolina State University seniors Jennifer Evans and Cassandra Ingram never knew Carter, but they have grown to appreciate what he did for agriculture, and what his scholarship has done for them in their college careers.
“I had the chance to meet Billy’s wife Beverly, their daughter and several other family members at a NCSU scholarship recognition event, and after my conversations with them, it was clear how much impact Mr. Carter had on agriculture not only domestically, but internationally as well,” explains Cassandra Ingram of High Point, N.C.
