Lately, I seem to find myself reflecting on the bright spots in my career in the cotton industry. We are not lacking good times or good people in this business.
The past 13 years of my cotton career have been...
Earlier this year, The Cotton Board hired Grant Saum as its new Mid-South regional communication manager. His territory includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
The RCMs work to ensure that stakeholders of the Cotton Research and Promotion Program in...
Many factors can impact cotton yield — variety, weather and soil type are a few. But pests and insects are always a problem across the country. One pervasive pest that is no stranger, no matter where you live, is...
Are you aware of all the research projects that are done on behalf of U.S. cotton farmers to help increase their profitability and success on the farm?
Even though 2020 has been a crazy year and many folks are quarantined,...
All U.S. Upland cotton producers pay an assessment to The Cotton Board. In turn, it contracts with Cotton Incorporated to conduct research and promotion to increase the demand for and profitability of cotton.
Many cotton producers are aware of the...
With planting underway and small seedlings emerging across the state, it is important to remember there are many things that can occur in the field affecting the survivability of those seedlings. Among those is seedling disease. Disease pressure can...
Sustainability is a word that cotton growers hear and see on a daily basis, but what does it really mean? It seems growers, consumers, brands and retailers each have a different definition. Respectively, the core of the issue is...
The 2019 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented recently at the Georgia Cotton Commission’s 13th Annual Meeting and University of Georgia Cotton Production Workshop in Tifton. The awards are co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission and BASF and administered...
Missouri Bootheel Farmers Feel Emotional Connection To Cotton
Together, siblings Keith May-berry and Kim Mayberry-Holifield work together to ensure the fourth generation of their family farm continues a tradition of raising cotton near Essex, Missouri. Standing on the same land...
Producers are always looking for ways to improve their bottom line, and Cotton Incorporated invests in producer profitability as well. This year, they have teamed with Quail Forever to help cotton farmers make the most of under-producing acres by...
• By Cecilia Parsons •
California's 2019 cotton crop will struggle this year as a result of late spring rains, shaky pricing and the loss of a key crop-protection material, according to farmers and marketers.
Roger Isom, president of the California...
• By Stacey Gorman,
Cotton Board Director Of Communications •
Earlier this spring, The Cotton Board hired David Miller as its new Mid-South Regional Communication manager. Miller’s territory includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
The Cotton Board’s RCMs work to ensure...
Cotton Incorporated’s Agricultural and Environmental Research Department invests in regional research programs across the Cotton Belt. The AERD team regularly visits growers in the field and attends regional meetings to identify specific research needs within a production area.
Cotton Incorporated...
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
It’s time to pack up and head to one of the largest indoor farm shows in the Southern region. The 67th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show is scheduled For March 1-2 at the Cook...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar,
Texas Tech University •
Continued trade tension between the United States and China is affecting the global cotton and textile sectors.
“Back and forth on tariff discussions is problematic, and it results in the slowdown of global cotton...
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