Deltapine® brand, the No. 1 planted cotton seed, and Tama USA, the leading supplier of round module wrap, are proud to announce their strategic partnership to provide cotton growers with a unique opportunity for the 2023 harvest season. In...
Long-Time Southeast RCM, Monty Bain, Announces Retirement
The Cotton Board has hired Daniel Radford as its new Southeast Regional Communication Manager (RCM). Radford’s territory includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
Radford will inherit the territory of The...
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 2024 Industry Calendar.
“We are looking for creative, captivating images of cotton in any stage of production...
‘United for the Biggest Job on Earth’ provides platform for American and European farmers
Farmers across the globe are working to meet the ever-increasing demand for sustainably grown cotton. True sustainable sourcing of natural fibers can be complex and challenging, which is...
Nufarm’s Credit® K6 Herbicide has been approved for Enlist One® tank mix. Credit K6 is a potassium salt (“K-salt”) glyphosate with a high load of active ingredient and advantages including excellent formulation stability and very low viscosity, meaning that it...
⋅ BY TYSON RAPER ⋅
Cotton & Small Grains Specialist
August has turned wet, and while I generally like rain through July and August, we could now tolerate a few dry, clear days. Much of our canopy has remained wet over...
BASF has received key import approvals for its newest cotton innovations, Axant™ Flex Herbicide Tolerance Technology and Axant Flex TwinLink® Plus Insect Control Technologies. This was the final step needed to support planting of Axant Flex Cotton in the U.S.,...
⋅ BY ROBERT NATHAN GREGORY ⋅
MSU EXTENSION SERVICE
Row crop growers interested in the latest updates in cotton variety research and testing are encouraged to attend the 2023 Mississippi State University Cotton Agronomy Field Day August 24.
The MSU Extension Service...
Seeking Links Between Tillage, Carbon Sinks, Yield Potential
⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
As much as the Mississippi Delta has been farmed, the impact that agronomic practices such as cover crops, carbon sequestration, reduced tillage...
Clemson Researchers Tweak Cotton Genes To Improve Productivity
⋅ BY A. DENISE ATTAWAY, PH.D. ⋅
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Clemson University researchers are determining how to develop a higher-yielding, better-quality cotton by altering plant growth habit and form. Led by molecular biologist Sachin Rustgi, they...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP.
PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...
Twelve U.S. cotton industry members were chosen for the National Cotton Council’s 2023 Emerging Leaders Program.
Representing many of the industry’s segments were: PRODUCERS – Trey Beyer, Portland, Texas; Ryan Johnson, Wilmot, Ark.; Nick Marshall, Baker, Fla.; John Newby, Athens,...
Paul and Linda Freund Farms hosted Bayer’s 2023 Needville, Texas, field day June 13. Tour stops and discussions included Dekalb corn and sorghum products and testing information, a new technology update on VT4Pro and Smart Stax Pro for corn....
⋅ BY DREW VIGUET ⋅
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAW CENTER
Years of controversy, recent litigation and amended regulation of agricultural pesticides are changing and molding the farming landscape, including for the Mid-South region of the U.S.
The National Agricultural Law Center’s 10th Annual...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...
