2023 Trust Protocol Grower Enrollment Open
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced recently that enrollment for the 2023 crop year is open now through Sept. 1, providing growers the opportunity to complete data entry prior to harvest. The updated timing...
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit held a hearing recently to review producers’ needs for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Among the witnesses was Shawn Holladay, Dawson County producer, Plains Cotton Growers past president and...
How A South Carolina Grower Tackles Nematodes Head On
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jason Waltz farms cotton in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He recently worked with Clemson University and Deltapine on a nematode study. In the study, they tested...
Liquid Prep App Aims To Provide Accurate Data, Global Cost-Effectiveness
In a joint effort, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and IBM are working to develop low-cost sensors and a smartphone app, aimed to provide farmers a new tool for making real-time decisions about when...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...
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...
Trust Protocol 2023 Crop Enrollment Opening
U.S. cotton producers can soon enroll their 2023 crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol at https://trustuscotton.org/. For help enrolling, reach out to the Grower Help Desk at [email protected].
Producers enrolled in the Trust Protocol are eligible...
Understanding The Ramifications On Pesticides Across The Country
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Figuring out how the Endangered Species Act affects the agricultural industry can be both complex and frustrating. The ESA of 1973 was enacted by Congress under President...
For Dennis Burns, the coordinator of the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station, a single photo sums up something he and several colleagues have been studying extensively: the benefits of conservation methods such as planting a cover crop in the...
⋅ 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...
Despite California Storms, Water Challenges Persist
⋅ BY CHRISTINE SOUZA ⋅
In early March, as still more storms dumped new snow onto California’s burgeoning snowpack, water managers, farmers and environmentalists gathered in Sacramento to discuss long-term challenges to secure a more...
⋅ BY TRACY COURAGE ⋅
U OF A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Jessie “J.D.” Vaught of Horatio, Arkansas, a pioneer in contract livestock production in the state, was thrilled to learn a few months ago that he would be inducted into...
Nathan Reed: American Cotton Producers Chair
Nathan Reed, a Marianna, Arkansas, cotton producer was re-elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council for 2023, during the NCC’s 2023 Annual Meeting.
He served in that position in 2022...
Careful Management Helps Offset High Fertilizer Costs
⋅ BY BONNIE COBLENTZ ⋅
MSU EXTENSION SERVICE
Agricultural producers hoping for some relief from recent high fertilizer prices are not likely to find it in 2023.
Brian Mills, Mississippi State University Extension Service ag economist...
