By Steve Adler
Calif. Farm Bureau Federation
With harvest now in full swing, cotton yields are approaching four bales to the acre, bringing smiles to the faces of producers in the San Joaquin Valley.
California’s planted acreage of cotton this year is...
By Rob Hotokainen
McClatchy Newspapers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that U.S. farm exports are on pace to set a record high in 2013 but that sales will suffer if Congress does not resurrect a $200 million-a-year foreign marketing program that...
NCC Launches Program
To Help Identify Industry’s
Emerging Leaders
The National Cotton Council has launched the Emerging Leaders Program, an effort aimed at ensuring the U.S. cotton industry benefits from a continuity of sound leadership.
The project, sponsored by a grant to The...
Recognizing that recovery from the drought that affected much of the farm belt will be a lengthy process, Agri-culture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the scheduling of four regional meetings that will outline available resources to assist with local,...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $11.8 million in additional financial and technical assistance to help crop and livestock producers in 22 states apply conservation practices that reduce the impacts of drought and improve soil health and productivity.
The U.S....
By Brent Murphree
Maricopa, Ariz.
Cotton ginners have a slightly different take on cotton harvest than the producers who bring their crops to the gin.
While producers focus on yields, micronaire and how quickly they can get their crops ginned, ginners are...
Texas Ginning Leader Cliff Granberry
Had Historic Impact On Cotton Industry
Cliff Granberry, a native of Celeste, Texas, and the owner and founder of the ginning equipment company that bears his name, passed away in July at the age of 96....
Supporting two cotton sustainability projects currently implemented at New Mexico State University (NMSU), Tom Wede-gaertner, Director of Cottonseed Research and Marketing for Cotton Incorporated, has worked with the Oregon State University Food Inno-vation Center to create six flavor-infused culinary...
By Tommy Horton
Editor
No matter how much know-ledge a farmer may have about his chosen profession, there is always room to learn more. And that is exactly what 13 Southern producers did last month when they visited North Dakota.
The group...
By Tommy Horton
Editor
Even with uncertainty about the Farm Bill and major acreage changes looming, Southern Cotton Ginners Association (SCGA) members are doing their best to adjust to a new environment in the Mid-South.
That was the theme at the organization’s...
By Tommy Horton
Editor
Need to find an important contact in the U.S. cotton industry that might lead to a career opportunity? One of the best places to find such an environment is the International Cotton Institute conducted each year at...
Thompson Machinery Expands
Locations In Mississippi Delta
Thompson Machinery, which has been in operation for more than six decades, recently conducted its official groundbreaking ceremony for a new Thompson Machinery location in Boyle, Miss.
“The agriculture market is important to our organization’s...
By Keith Flurry
London, England
• Based in Rabobank’s London office.
• Specializes in soft commodity market forecasting.
• Concentrates on coffee, sugar, cocoa and cotton.
• Undergraduate degree from Univ. of Calif-Davis.
• Masters degrees from Univ. of Hohenheim in Germany and Univ. of...
By Brent Murphree
Maricopa, Ariz.
On August 25, New Mexico will celebrate the important link between producers and researchers at New Mexico State University’s Leyendecker Plant Science Center in Las Cruces, N.M., as part of the state’s historic centennial celebration.
New Mexico...
By Tommy Horton
Editor
Even as record heat and drought continue in parts of Texas, the attitude of Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association (TCGA) members remains hopeful as the crop season moves into August.
That was the major sentiment expressed by attendees at...
