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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 growers@trustuscotton.org. Producers enrolled in the Trust Protocol are eligible...

⋅ 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...

At the 2023 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, BASF sponsored two prestigious professional awards: Cotton Marketer and Cotton Specialist of the Year. Arkansas cotton grower Joe Mencer was named Cotton Marketer of the Year and Dr. Murilo Maeda, assistant professor and...

Kenneth Hood Honored With Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award The late Kenneth Hood, a former National Cotton Council vice president, treasurer, vice chairman and chairman, received the Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. He was honored at the National...

The National Cotton Council strongly encourages its cotton producer members to enroll their 2022 cotton crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol before the March 31, 2023, deadline. Why is Trust Protocol enrollment important? Launched in 2020, the Trust Protocol was...

The 71st Annual Mid-South Farm And Gin Show T he 2023 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is scheduled for Feb. 24-25, at the Renasant Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. in Memphis, Tennessee. This venue is the former Cook Convention Center. The...

The Joseph J. O’Neill Cotton Marketer of the Year award presented by ICE Futures (formerly the New York Cotton Exchange) and BASF dates back to 1991. Joe Mencer is this year’s award winner. Mencer is a third-generation farmer and has...

This program will help the South Carolina agricultural community develop barrier-free farming. – Dale Layfield, Clemson associate professor of agricultural education Aging and ailments limit some South Carolina farmers, but faculty and researchers at Clemson and South Carolina State universities are...

TFB Highlights Successes In Year Of Agricultural Hardships Texas farmers and ranchers battled the hardships of drought, inflation and high input costs but still led the state’s largest general farm organization to many successes this year, according to Texas Farm...

Americot Announces More Boots On The Ground Americot, Inc. has added three new sales team members to the company and announced a leadership promotion. “As we continue to offer exceptional grower support in the Cotton Belt, we’re growing our team, and...

⋅ BY GRANT SAUM ⋅ UNION CITY, TENNESSEE During the past two springs, many Mid-South producers faced cold, wet temperatures when planting their cotton crop. These harsh weather conditions can cause young cotton plants to grow slowly and sit idle waiting...

Texas Rural Land Buying Frenzy Wanes Rural land sales volume fell 26.5% from mid-2021 to mid-2022, according to the Texas Land Market Latest Developments by the Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) at Texas A&M University. “Clearly activity appears to be...

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches 3-Year Enrollment Trust Protocol participating producers will find the new streamlined enrollment for the 2022-2024 crops easy and quick. Production data, which remains confidential, now can be more efficiently uploaded into the Protocol platform, thus...