Production

  CHERYL MACKOWTAK GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA Cotton production in Florida’s Panhandle presents a unique set of challenges: light, sandy soils, variable rainfall, and diverse field conditions. One of the most critical decisions growers face each season is how much nitrogen (N) to apply,...

Seeking Links Between Tillage, Carbon Sinks, Yield Potential ⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE As much as the Mississippi Delta has been farmed, the impact that agronomic practices such as cover crops, carbon sequestration, reduced tillage...

Clemson Researchers Tweak Cotton Genes To Improve Productivity ⋅ BY A. DENISE ATTAWAY, PH.D. ⋅ CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Clemson University researchers are determining how to develop a higher-yielding, better-quality cotton by altering plant growth habit and form. Led by molecular biologist Sachin Rustgi, they...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study. The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...

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...

Consistency, Earliness Are Advantageous To Cotton Farmers Sometimes it’s nice to have a few years under your belt to assess if you’re actually on the right track. After all, one good year does not a good decade make. Nor does...

Grower Interest And Potential Benefits Are Driving Factors ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR The agricultural landscape in Louisiana is diverse. Its farmers produce everything from cotton, soybeans, corn, rice and sugarcane to crawfish, peanuts and other commodities.  In areas of the state...

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...

Among the many industry experts who are working tirelessly for cotton producers’ on-farm profitability and success are cotton breeders engaged in creating new cotton varieties for growers. New varieties go through fiber quality testing to ensure they are viable...

Despite control measures the Environmental Protection Agency’ implemented in October 2020, 2021 reports show little change in number, severity or geographic extent of dicamba-related incidents compared to reports the agency received before 2020. Dicamba use has been subject to considerable...

For many or most growers across North Carolina, 2021 will be a year to remember for quite a while. It is very rare that high prices, timely rains throughout the summer, avoidance of tropical storms or prolonged cloudy/wet weather...

Conditions are drying around much of Texas, and forecasts are calling for winter weather to be warmer and drier than average. Commodity producers in much of the state, including the High Plains, experienced a banner year in 2021. That was...

Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats to cotton production is Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease caused...

• By Jennifer Whitlock • In recent weeks, farm input costs have soared to record highs, leading farmers and ranchers in the Lone Star State to become increasingly worried. During an interview with RFD-TV, Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening relayed...

• By George Watson • Since its formation in 2005, the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation has promoted water conservation through technology and best management practices in order to improve agricultural sustainability and profitability on the Texas High Plains. One...