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Cotton Consultant of the Year –——established 1981——– The Cotton Consultant of the Year reception was held at the Peabody Hotel, March 5, in Memphis, Tennessee. This prestigious annual award is sponsored by Syngenta and Cotton Farming magazine. James Todd of Plainview, Texas,...

Video Series Explores Soil Health In California Cotton Fields ⋅ BY PAMELA KAN-RICE ⋅ Over a century of growing cotton in California, scientists and farmers have learned how to better manage soil health. To share their collective knowledge, they have produced...

As we discussed a few months ago, inspections from the U.S. Department of Labor were expected to increase during this past ginning season, and it has certainly come to pass. On the Wage and Hour side, there has been...

The Georgia Quality Cotton Awards Recognize Producers And Ginners Of High-Quality Cotton Fiber The 2021 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented at the 2022 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting in Tifton, Georgia. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Bayer Crop Science/Deltapine co-sponsor...

Follow These Steps To Finding The Right Variety Mix ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ SOUTHEAST EDITOR Selecting varieties for the coming season is not an easy process. First, seed is an expensive input. Once planted, there is no changing your mind about...

Virginia Researchers Make Their Mark In Precision Agriculture ⋅ BY MARY HARDBARGER ⋅ On the Eastern Shore of Virginia, drones hover in the sky collecting data to be  analyzed on the ground. The results are tools growers can use to tackle...

A Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service economist says cotton growers should look at pricing some of their 2022 production if they haven’t already and locking in input costs now if they can. Cotton futures are at a 10-year-high and a...

A new University of Missouri Extension publication and related online tool can guide farmers through the difficult task of keeping the farm running when the owner or key decision-maker cannot. When someone becomes ill or incapacitated, family members often struggle...

The 70th Annual Mid-South Farm And Gin Show Located not far from the Mighty Mississippi, the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is a not-for-profit educational opportunity for farmers and other folks involved in agriculture. This year’s event will be held...

Nematodes, Thrips And That Haircut On Dec. 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Clyo, Georgia time, Clayton Waller parked his cotton picker, filed some miscellaneous paperwork and headed to town to tackle the one thing woefully behind schedule — a haircut....

e3 Sustainable Cotton Program Provides Traceable, Transparent Supply Chain For U.S. Cotton  • By Carroll Smith, Editor • For the past few years, consumers have expressed a desire to know more about the fiber from which their clothing and woven home goods...

The National Cotton Council’s 2019 priorities are aimed at enhancing industry efficiency and economic stability. What about key policy issues? ■ Two major near-term priorities are pressing Congress to approve legislation that would provide disaster assistance for producers devastated by Hurricanes...

The good news of more rain and snow and an improved water supply situation has been a highlight of the year so far. However, rainy weather patterns that were holding through most of March had many wondering if we...

Southeast Experts Share Information About Potential Threat To The 2019 Crop • By Carroll Smith, Editor • Cotton blue disease is caused by the Cotton leaf-roll dwarf virus and transmitted by aphids. Although it is not particularly worrisome for producers at this...

As I write this story, we still have a few members trying to finish ginning the 2018 crop. The projected total for last year is about 6.9 million bales, which is a good crop considering the dry summer and...