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...
Is there a way to grasp the enormity of the drought in Texas and Oklahoma? Unless we live in those two states, we can’t begin to understand what is happening to farmers there. The media reports simply can’t tell...
In the August issue of Cotton Farming, you’ll find an extensive cover story about Arkansas producer Brian McDaniel and his heroic effort to replant his cotton crop after the floodwaters from the St. Francis River receded...
Several years ago when the 2008 Farm Bill was being negotiated, many in the cotton industry wondered if House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson was a friend of the cotton industry. Many were curious if he understood the problems...
This isn’t a horse race, but it might as well be one as the clock continues to wind down on the planting window for cotton producers in several regions. If you’re in Texas or Oklahoma, you’re...
It’s been a couple of weeks since the Texas Cotton Ginners Association annual meeting and trade show in Lubbock, but I couldn’t resist sharing a few thoughts about this trip. For more than 20 years, Cotton Farming has co-sponsored...
Joe Nicosia, the president of Allenberg Cotton in Memphis, Tenn., has probably never thought about running for public office. But, if the thought ever crossed his mind, it wouldn’t necessarily surprise a lot of folks. This...
When you read the February issue of Cotton Farming, you’ll learn a lot about a fascinating farm family I met in mid-January. The Darnells of Hillsboro, Ala., join a long list of farmers I’ve had the...
