• By Fred Andersen,
Arizona Farm Bureau Historian •
Editor’s note: This article was excerpted from Arizona Farm Bureau’s recently released history book, “A Century of Progress, 1921-2021.”
Economic recovery from the worst of the Depression was slow, but a combination of...
Missouri Cotton Farmer And Ginner Shares Insights About Bigger, Denser Round Bales
• By Carroll Smith •
Editor
Allen Below, who grows mostly cotton in Stoddard, New Madrid and Wayne counties, Missouri, says farming is all he has ever done since he...
Alabama Farmer Shares Insights With Arizona Agriculture
• By Julie Murphree •
Arizona Farm Bureau
A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Larkin Martin is managing partner of Martin Farm, a family farming operation in northern Alabama. The farm’s principal crops are corn, wheat, soybeans...
It’s been nearly 90 years since the last “black blizzard” of the Dust Bowl swept through the Texas Panhandle, a harrowing storm of topsoil and dust that turned day to night and destroyed the livelihoods of countless frontier farmers....
Farmers Across The Cotton Belt Reap The Benefits Of A Bountiful Harvest And Strong Market
• By Yangxuan Liu,
University of Georgia •
Every year in October and November, harvest approached across the Cotton Belt. This year was no exception, as cotton...
Lack Of Water Reduces California Farmers’ Incentive To Grow Cotton
• By Ching Lee,
California Farm Bureau Federation •
Lack of water for agriculture could dampen prospects for California farmers to grow more cotton, even as prices for the commodity have soared.
Diminished...
How To Market Cotton Not Suited For Textile Processing
• By Karen Michael,
Texas Tech University •
When cotton is abundant but the quality is low, farmers still need to sell the product.
Texas Tech University researchers are exploring ways to use cotton...
Meeting Offers A Diverse Lineup Of Pest Management And Production-Related Topics
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
San Antonio, Texas, is the destination city for the Beltwide Cotton Conferences Jan. 4-6, 2022. The Cotton Consultants’ Conference will be held Tuesday, Jan. 4,...
3 Pima Cotton Cultivars Best At Combating Fusarium Wilt Disease
• By Tiffany Dobbyn,
University of California •
Pima cotton is the predominant variety of cotton grown in California. It’s ideal for making premium fabrics for clothing and bed sheets. But Fusarium...
Editor’s note: As you enter the 2022 planning season, get familiar with these tips about what to do following a natural disaster to successfully seek aid from government programs.
Natural disasters can devastate farm families’ livelihoods, wreaking havoc on farm...
Crop Producers Will Use Tools To Conduct Site-Specific, Data-Based Evaluations
• By Mary Lou Peter,
Kansas State University •
Kansas farmers have an opportunity to join other U.S. producers in participating in a $4 million conservation innovation grant aimed at improving...
One hundred years after airplanes were first used in applying insecticides to crops, a Mississippi State University flight lab is on a mission. It seeks to understand how today’s agricultural aviators can safely share the skies with unmanned aircraft...
Position Is Funded By $2 Million From State Fertilizer Tonnage Fees
• By Fred Miller,
University of Arkansas •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has appointed Trent Roberts the endowed chair in soil fertility research. He is an associate...
Financial Training Leads Arizona Farmer From Turnrow To Wall Street And Back
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor•
Growing up in an Arizona cotton production area, Brian Rhodes never imagined the twists and turns his career path would take.
His parents were schoolteachers in...
Texas Cotton Marketing Economist Outlines Potential Contributing Components
Cotton futures rose rapidly over recent weeks as speculators began buying for potentially big profits based on expectations that prices would go up, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
The...
