The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced today that enrollment for the 2023 crop year is open now through September 1, providing growers the opportunity to complete data entry prior to harvest. The updated timing also better aligns with peak...
⋅ BY ROBERT NATHAN GREGORY ⋅
MSU EXTENSION SERVICE
If the newest Mississippi planting forecast holds, more corn and rice will be produced in 2023 compared to recent years, while demand will drive down cotton acreage.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service, a...
⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Arkansas growers expect to plant approximately 52,000 more acres of principal crops in 2023 than they did in 2022, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report published March...
⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study.
The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...
BASF has donated $20,000 to Feeding America to help those in need following a series of tornadoes that recently devastated communities across the state of Mississippi. In addition, the company is matching employee donations to disaster relief organizations contributing...
March 31, 2023, is the deadline for U.S. cotton producers to enroll their 2022 crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a voluntary initiative that provides access to more sustainably grown cotton for brands and retailers, and science based,...
⋅ BY DAVID MITCHELL ⋅
Crop and livestock farms throughout Georgia are in a perpetual exchange of ideas and innovations to solve challenges that have tangible impacts on the state’s—and the country’s—food supply.
But these concerns aren’t relegated to the southeast...
The world of drones is growing more each day. Contributing to this growth, Steve Li, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist, is holding a virtual drone end-user conference March 18-19 via Zoom.
Li said there are many farmers who are...
⋅ BY TOBIE BLANCHARD ⋅
The U.S. Department of Agriculture held its Agriculture Outlook Forum Feb. 23-24 in Washington, D.C. The forum provides a forecast for the 2023 crop year.
Matt Foster, LSU AgCenter state specialist for cotton, corn and grain sorghum, was...
Producers attending the 2023 South Carolina Peanut Growers Meeting learned cotton costs and price may help peanuts gain some ground in South Carolina in 2023.
Nathan Smith, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service agricultural economist and agribusiness program team director, said...
South Carolina cotton farmers will receive the latest updates on the state’s successful fight against the boll weevil Wednesday, March 15, in Cayce, S.C.
The meeting will include updates from the S.C. Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, the Southeastern Boll Weevil...
⋅ BY GUY COLLINS ⋅
NC State Extension
This article may be considered lengthy by some folks, but it will only cost you a little time. However, the costs of not putting it into practice, could be substantial! Every year is...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Farmers urged Congress strengthen price and revenue support programs, take a new look at crop insurance and streamline the way for migrant labor during a Farm Bill listening session...
⋅ BY TOBIE BLANCHARD ⋅
LSU AgCenter’s cotton, corn and grain sorghum specialist Matt Foster will be a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 23-24 in Washington, D.C.
Foster will provide an overview of...
A Mississippi State research team in the university’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is using artificial intelligence and automated mechanical technology capabilities to find and control weeds.
Cotton Inc. recently funded a study, asking scientists in MSU’s Mississippi Agricultural...
