⋅ BY JULIE MURPHREE ⋅
Arizona Farm Bureau Strategic Communications
While cotton’s footprint in Arizona has shrunk in terms of acres planted (in earlier decades as much as 500,000 to 600,000 acres of cotton in Arizona were planted), the story of...
Building A Lasting Legacy With Regenerative Measures
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Donny Lassiter of Lassiter Family Farms is no stranger to finding new ways to improve the farm’s crop every year. He, a two-time Ag Business graduate of North...
Young farmers and ranchers are cultivating a bright future for agriculture and for Texas. This year’s Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) finalists recognized by Texas Farm Bureau share a drive, dedication and passion for agriculture. Each year, TFB’s...
Lint has been the focus of cotton research and breeding efforts for centuries, but Clemson University and Cotton Incorporated researchers believe now is the time to look a little closer at the benefits of cottonseed oil.
Christopher Saski, an associate...
As The Cotton Board’s Southeastern regional communications manager, my territory includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The concerns I hear from cotton producers in the field typically vary from state to state. However, as I...
⋅ BY JULIE MURPHREE ⋅
As a member of the Arizona Farm Bureau and enthusiastic advocate for Arizona agriculture, Kris Johnson shares her agribusiness story, which is quite unique and certainly important.
Having known her for many years, I have always...
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
SOUTHEAST EDITOR
Research is all about adding to the knowledge base of a given topic or problem until specific recommendations can be made. Even during that process, before there’s a real take-home message for producers, there...
Mississippi Farmer Honored For Row Crops, Enthusiasm For Agriculture
⋅ BY ROBERT NATHAN GREGORY ⋅
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
Gaddis & McLaurin sounds more like the name of a law firm than a general store, but since the 1870s, the name is...
Exploring Theory To Increase Yields In Cotton, Peanut Rotation
Soil compaction is a major problem that affects plant growth and development, resulting in yield losses of up to 50% on some localized, high-traffic areas of South Carolina farms, such as...
Changing Climate, Weather Patterns Heighten Need For University Research
⋅ BY SHELBY SPREIER ⋅
KANSAS STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
As drought continues to impact farms in many parts of Kansas, a Kansas State University official says researchers are working continually to provide...
From Agronomy Student To State Cotton Specialist
⋅ BY MAGGIE BERGER ⋅
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
A passion for science and a drive to educate on the value of agriculture to Texas took Ben McKnight, Ph.D., from a student to a faculty member of...
Heat Stress During Arizona’s Low Desert Monsoon Season
⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅
EDITOR
From the Coolidge, Casa Grande area west is considered the low desert production region of Arizona. It typically is characterized as having an elevation lower than 2,000 feet....
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
SOUTHEAST EDITOR
After being behind much of the season in growing degree days, conditions in late July and August allowed the cotton crop to catch up in many areas of Georgia.
“Between severe weather, plant bug problems...
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Paul and Linda Freund Farms hosted Bayer’s 2023 Needville, Texas, field day June 13. Tour stops and discussions included Dekalb corn and sorghum products and testing information, a new technology update on VT4Pro and...
Mepiquat Provides Crop Management Benefits To Cotton Farmers
Since the 1980s, plant growth regulators — PGRs — have played an important role in achieving a successful, efficient and more profitable cotton crop. Cotton experts from different areas of the Cotton...
