By Bob Hutmacher
Extension Specialist/Agronomist
University of California
Despite the continuing impacts of a long-term drought in California, quite a few cotton growers in the San Joaquin Valley saw some good to excellent yields in 2016. The exceptions were certain...
On Dec. 3, 2016, Team Cotton participated in the St. Jude Marathon Weekend race events in Memphis, Tenn. Team Cotton had 25 runners representing The Cotton Board, Cotton Incorporated, USDA and the National Cotton Council. Team Cotton members traveled...
Among challenges to the U.S. cotton industry’s competitiveness are securing an improved safety net for producers, making inroads against the competition from man-made fibers, maintaining U.S. cotton’s supply chain reputation and averting burdensome regulations.
Is cottonseed policy attainable?
Obtaining cottonseed eligibility...
Monitoring soil moisture and scheduling irrigation doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective, as one Texas High Plains grower finds.
By Vicky Boyd
Managing Editor
When it comes to soil moisture monitoring, David Carter of Levelland, Texas, likes to keep...
Editor’s Note: The Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting will be held Jan. 18-22, 2017, at The Westin in Charlotte, N.C. This organization represents cotton growers and ginners throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Every year, more...
Tennessee cotton consultant wins the $20,000 Transform My Community grand prize for the Gibson County Carl Perkins Center.
By Carroll Smith
Editor
“A hundred years from now, nobody will remember who I was, what I did or how much money I...
Considering the present value of projected net cash flows relative to an initial investment is a useful capital budgeting application
By Kelly Lange
Texas Tech University
Agricultural production often requires significant investment in assets, such as tractors, irrigation systems and land....
A sold-out audience of the most influential executives in the global cotton fiber and textile business, representing 26 countries, attended the ninth Sourcing USA Summit last month in California.
Who conducts the Summit?
Cotton Council International (CCI) hosts the biennial Summit...
Commentary
By Blake Hurst
Missouri Farm Bureau
When the elections are over and the U.S. Congress returns to work, it’s time for regulatory reform. Why should that be a top priority of the new Congress? Well, let’s talk about Charlie and John.
Charlie...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Cotton Incorporated’s Blue Jeans Go Green denim recycling program, an initiative that diverts denim garments from landfills and upcycles them. Manufacturing partner Bonded Logic Inc. in Chandler, Ariz., turns them into UltraTouch...
The new Farmer of the Year was selected by three judges who visited his farm and the farms of other state winners during early August. The judges this year included Clark Garland, longtime University of Tennessee Extension agricultural economist from Maryville, Tenn.; farmer Thomas Porter Jr., of Concord, N.C., who was the overall winner in 2011; and Charles Snipes, retired Extension weed scientist from Greenville, Miss.
Garland says Wildy impressed the judges with his innovative farm management and crop marketing practices. “David is an outstanding manager of land, labor, production inputs and capital,” he says. “His diversified farming operation features a wide assortment of high-yielding and profitable agronomic crops.”
The judges were also impressed with how members of the Wildy family have been able to strengthen agriculture in the Southeast by sharing their farming resources with the research and education communities.
“Wildy family members hold key positions in this farming business, and they are responsible for much of the farm’s overall success,” Garland says. “They are consistently achieving their short- and long-term strategic farming goals, and these goals involve the entire family.”
Delivered As Promised
The menu of cotton varieties from which to choose in 2017 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 on...
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What sets apart varieties with XtendFlex® traits?
Deltapine® NPE grower Kevin Gardner, of Mocksville, SC, says that his Bollgard II® XtendFlex® varieties enabled him to have to cleanest fields he’s had in years.
Through the Deltapine New Product Evaluator (NPE) Program,...
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How do programs like Roundup Ready PLUS® Crop Management Solutions benefit your farm?
Deltapine® NPE grower Glen Lyon, of Morton, Texas, explains why combating weed resistance in his area is a top priority.
Through the Deltapine New Product Evaluator (NPE) Program,...
New Mississippi Facility Exceeds Wildest Dreams
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Tucked away in Noxubee County, Miss., about 1½ miles down Deerbrook Road, Bogue Chitto Gin Inc. is an impressive testimony to area producers’ faith in cotton. The 25 stockholders settled on the...
