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Deere plans to introduce two larger cotton harvesters

• By Vicky Boyd, Managing Editor • Nearly four years in the works, John Deere’s larger and more efficient CP770 picker and CS770 stripper were launched Aug. 2. The company will begin taking orders for the machines in October and anticipates...

Industry News For September 2021

TCGA’s Kelley Green Honored Tony Williams, left, Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association executive vice president, recently recognized Kelley Green for his 30-year contribution as the TCGA director of technical services. Williams presented Green with a plaque and a Bass Pro Shop...

UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day set for Sept. 8 in Tifton

The University of Georgia cotton and peanut teams will host 2021's UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day Sept. 8 in Tifton, Georgia. This annual event provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in learning more about our...

LACA’s Hank Jones named NCC Foundation interim trustee

Long-time Louisiana Agricultural Consultant Association full member and current executive board secretary Robert “Hank” Jones of RHJ Ag Consulting in Winnsboro, Louisiana, has been named an interim trustee on the National Cotton Council Foundation board. Jones also serves as chairman...

Industry News For August 2021

Rhino Medical Supply Tapped As Exclusive Distributor For Cotton Medical Scrubs Field to Closet’s vision of providing 100% Deltapine cotton medical scrubs crafted with cotton grown in Georgia and created in an end-to-end U.S. supply chain took a giant step...

Nufarm launches new premix burndown herbicide

Nufarm Americas Inc. has launched Leopard Herbicide, a premix of two sulfonylureas, for soybeans, field corn and cotton. It contains the active ingredients rimsulfuron and thifensulfuron in a water-dispersible granule formulation. Both are members of the Weed Science Society of...

Industry News For July 2021

MFBF Hosts Summer Commodity Conference The Mississippi Farm Bureau Fed-eration 2021 Summer Commodity Conference will be held July 21-22 in Jackson, Mississippi. On July 21, MFBF President Mike McCormick will host a reception for conference participants at 5:30 p.m. at the...

CNH Industrial plans to buy Raven Industries

CNH Industrial N.V., which manufacturers Case IH and New Holland farm equipment, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Raven Industries Inc. for $58 per share. Totaling $2.1 billion, the price represents a...

In-person, online field days mark UArk’s summer offerings

• By Fred Miller • The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will present a series of online and in-person field days this summer that will display key research and Extension programs. The series will kick off with a...

Industry News For June 2021

Deltapine Launches 14th NPE Season With 11 Varieties The Deltapine New Product Evaluator Program kicks off its 14th season with NPE growers evaluating cotton variety candidates containing ThryvOn Technology. This is the industry’s first cotton biotech trait to protect against...

Amvac to acquire herbicide from Syngenta

American Vanguard Corp.'s principal operating subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corp., has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection LLC to acquire rights to Envoke herbicide. The acquisition includes end-use product registrations and trademarks for the herbicide in the United States. Envoke...

EPA approves fungicide premix with proprietary nanotechnology

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered AZterknot fungicide from Vive Crop Protection for use on a wide array of crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, rice and soybeans.  It is a premix of a traditional strobilurin fungicide, azoxystrobin, and a biological,...

Industry News For May 2021

FMC’s Vantacor Formulation Replaces Prevathon For Residual Worm Control In 2021, FMC launched Vantacor Insect Control powered by Rynaxypyr active for long-lasting residual control of lepidopteran pests. This is the same active found in Prevathon insecticide. Vantacor contains a high concentration...

Deltapine launches 14th NPE season with 11 variety candidates

The Deltapine New Product Evaluator Program kicks off its 14th season with NPE growers evaluating cotton variety candidates containing ThryvOn Technology, which is the industry’s first cotton biotech trait to protect against feeding damage from tarnished plant bug and...

Nufarm acquires PGR from BASF

Nufarm Americas Inc. has acquired Pentia plant growth regulator from BASF. The product offers a track record of maximizing cotton yields with improved plant uptake, rainfastness, height management, boll retention, earliness and yield potential, according to a news release. Pentia contains...

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