I will probably sound somewhat repetitious in sharing my thoughts about the failure of Congress to pass a Farm Bill this fall. It seems that everyone in the media and out on the turnrow is saying the same thing...
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to go on a trip to North Dakota, and I learned a very valuable lesson about agriculture. No matter where you travel in this country, farmers can strike up a conversation...
How bad is the drought affecting such a large portion of the country? Well, when you see that it is one of the lead items on NBC-TV’s Evening News, it hits home. But when the story originates just a...
Is it remotely possible that the House and Senate can find consensus and deliver a Farm Bill that President Obama will sign into law this year? If that happens, some serious credit will have to be given to...
Have you ever wondered how the world's cotton leaders really feel about the United States? We know that the global ag arena is competitive, and nobody needs to be reminded of the challenges that have confronted the U.S. cotton...
Earlier this month, agriculture lost one of its best goodwill ambassadors, and for those of us in the ag media business, we lost a dear friend. Stewart Doan, senior editor for Agri-Pulse Communications, was an Arkansas farm broadcaster who...
Earlier this month, agriculture lost one of its best goodwill ambassadors, and for those of us in the ag media business, we lost a dear friend. Stewart Doan, senior editor for Agri-Pulse Communications, was a farm broadcaster who seemed...
Nobody is hitting the panic button just yet. There is still time for some needed rainfall in Texas that would end a long drought and give hope to cotton farmers in all regions of the state. But, as...
Another spring trip to Lubbock, Texas, has come and gone – and we salute the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association and Plains Cotton Growers for conducting two informative events. Maybe it seems as if we repeat ourselves in talking...
One fact was apparent last week after attending two consultant meetings and the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis. No matter where you turned, there was another recommendation on how farmers should deal with weed resistance this year....
It’s hard to believe but in a matter of weeks it will be time for one of the highlights of the 2012 cotton meeting schedule – the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis, Tenn. Actually, it will be...
By the time many of you read this, everybody will have returned home, unpacked suitcases and sorted through a lot of notes after the recent trip to the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Orlando. It was an excellent meeting with...
Just when we thought the Farm Bill was headed for a fast- track conclusion, here comes yet another change in plans. The Super Committee dedicated to deficit reduction simply couldn’t come to an agreement, and now the fast-track Farm...
Remember the days when it would take the better part of two years for a new Farm Bill to become the law of the land? The Ag Committees in the House and Senate would lay out an ambitious long-range...
We certainly don’t try to endorse presidential candidates here at Cotton Farming. We figure that farmers can make thoughtful decisions in these matters – whether it’s a presidential election or a race at the local level.
However, as we...
