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The Seal Of Cotton Turns 50 ⋅ BY KIM KITCHINGS ⋅ Over the past half-century, Cotton Incorporated’s Seal of Cotton trademark has given an identity to the entire cotton industry. From cotton farmers who proudly display the Seal of Cotton on...

Hurricane Idalia — What Happened To Cotton In the Southeast? ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR At the end of August, Hurricane Idalia entered the Gulf of Mexico and slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm. Cotton farmers...

How An Alabama Father-Daughter Duo Weave Storytelling And Textiles Into Red Land Cotton ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mark and Anna Yeager have long made their mark on their neck of the woods in Moulton, Alabama. When Anna graduated with...

Relentlessly Informing The Public On Agricultural Practices ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Krista Huss never expected she would be sharing the story of agriculture to all who would listen. Upon marrying a fourth-generation farmer, Matt Huss, that would all soon...

Irrigation Strategies Pair Water-Use Efficiency With Profit Rainfall and/or access to irrigation water is essential to viable cotton production. Circumstances vary across the different regions of the Cotton Belt. Some areas are plagued by drought and declining aquifers, whereas other...

Cultivating A Delta Legacy ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR Brian Fyfe is a fourth-generation farmer born and raised around Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 1926, his great grandfather, Thomas Granville Wilsford, bought some property near Moon Lake that had operated as a 700-acre...

More Yield With Less Nitrogen Through Fertigation ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ SOUTHEAST EDITOR Besides being a necessary element, water can also be an efficient method for transporting pesticides and nutrients to the crop.  “Fertigation is applying fertilizer to the plant through a...

Keeping Honesty At The Forefront Of Social Media ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Matt and Kelly Griggs operate roughly 1,600 acres of cotton, corn, soybeans, and wheat in Humboldt, Tennessee. Matt, a University of Tennessee-Martin graduate, began the fifth generation...

Grower Interest And Potential Benefits Are Driving Factors ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR The agricultural landscape in Louisiana is diverse. Its farmers produce everything from cotton, soybeans, corn, rice and sugarcane to crawfish, peanuts and other commodities.  In areas of the state...

Reaping The Benefits Of New Technology ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR J ames and Nick Marshall, a father-son team in Baker, Florida, aren’t new to the world of cotton farming. James, setting off on his own in 1972 after seeing his...

Navigating The 2023 ‘Winter’ In Cotton Farming ⋅ BY YANGXUAN LIU ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Cotton prices in the year 2022 were like a roller coaster ride, combined with an increase in volatility and the highest price achieved for the past decade...

South Carolina And Georgia Producers Named 2022 Southeastern Farmers Of The Year S ince its inception in 1990, the Swisher/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award has evolved into the most prestigious honor in the Southeast and nation with 265...

The menu of cotton varieties from which to choose in 2023 includes a host of high-yielding, good quality selections. To help you get started, seed companies from across the Cotton Belt provided information about their headliners for Cotton Farming‘s annual Seed...

⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR Jake Teichroeb’s father, John, was part of a Mennonite community in Mexico that moved to west Gaines County, Texas, to pursue various agricultural occupations. The elder Teichroeb began as a custom harvester of wheat and...

Bringing Cotton Back To Eastern Carolina’s Landscape ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR In 1940, Gary Respess’ grandfather purchased some land that would become a legacy for generations to come. Respess, a farmer, husband, father and grandfather, resides in Pantego, North Carolina....