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Bringing Biodiversity And Sustainability Into The Equation Daily ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSISTANT EDITOR When approached by Delta F.A.R.M. years ago, Michael and Doreen Muzzi of TKT Farms in Shaw, Mississippi, made a decision that would reap benefits for years to...

Avoid Water Deficit Stress At Critical Cotton Growth Stages ⋅ By Carroll Smith ⋅ Editor The initial bloom that appears near the bottom of the cotton plant is white. After pollination, it quickly turns pink and then red. July is typically the...

Fifty Years Of Evolution In Cotton Insect Control — 1971-2021. ⋅ BY RON SMITH ⋅ AUBURN UNIVERSITY It has been quite a journey to have been a part of the most evolutionary period in cotton insects. I began my career as part...

Providing For The World One Generation At A Time ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSISTANT EDITOR Joe Wilder, a long-time farmer in Snook, Texas, likely never imagined the family farm he married into and joined back in 1964 would be what it...

A Beautifully Orchestrated Hand-Off ⋅ BY BRENDA CAROL ⋅ Circa late 1980s — “The Boll Weevil Eradication Program was one of the most significant developments in cotton production over the past 50 years. It was terribly unpopular at first, but I...

Texas Native Devotes His Career To Serving The Ginning Industry ⋅ BY AUBRY HEINRICH ⋅ PLAINS COTTON COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION For more than three decades, Tony Williams has dedicated himself to helping cotton gins be safer and more profitable. That work has strengthened...

Davis Family Farms Is Dedicated To Remaining Sustainable And Preserving Its Legacy • By Carroll Smith, Editor • When Bart Davis was 17 years old, he lost his mother. When he was 18, his father passed away, and Davis had to bring...

New Cotton Stripper Fits West Texas Farmers’ Efficiency Goals • By Mary Jane Buerkle • For generations, the Smiths of Floyd County, Texas, have embraced ways to help their fellow farmers by being leaders both in and out of the field. One...

Farmers Across The Cotton Belt Reap The Benefits Of A Bountiful Harvest And Strong Market • By Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia • Every year in October and November, harvest approached across the Cotton Belt. This year was no exception, as cotton...

The menu of cotton varieties from which to choose in 2022 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...

Arkansas Operation Endorses Forward-Looking Information Exchange • By Carroll Smith, Editor • Arkansas farmer Marty White grew up working side by side in the field with his mother, father and sisters. They were a close family who believed in the importance of...

An Educational Discussion Of The Estate Tax, The Gift Tax And The Capital Gains Tax • By Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Texas A&M AgriLife • Disclaimers: The first is that I am not a certified public accountant or an accountant. I’m here to...

West Texas Growers Adopt No-Till Coupled With Cover Crops To Reduce Erosion And Protect Young Cotton Plants • By Vicky Boyd, Managing Editor • West Texas cotton producers Kris Verett and Ian McIntosh have adopted conservation tillage coupled with cover crops over...

Father/Daughter Team Rocks Cotton In Arizona • By Carroll Smith, Editor • “The dust storms that terrorized America’s High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before. In “The Worst Hard Time,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning New...

• By Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University • Bollworm, also called corn earworm and soybean podworm, can be a significant square- and boll-damaging pest in North Carolina cotton, especially following foliar insecticide sprays for other insects. This species emerges from...