For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ranked a PhytoGen brand variety with the Enlist cotton trait (W3FE) among the 10 most planted in 2018.
Two more W3FE varieties rounded out the top 20. Building on that momentum...
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist dicamba.
This action was...
• By Kevin Hecteman •
With one house of Congress set to flip to Democratic control next year, agricultural advocates focused on a post-election, “lame-duck” session as an opportunity to resolve lingering issues including farm policy and budget appropriations.
Josh Rolph, federal...
• By Kay Ledbetter •
Cottonseed ground into flour to deliver protein to millions of people, a project to which Dr. Keerti Rathore has devoted more than half his professional career, is one step closer to reality.
Rathore, a Texas A&M AgriLife...
• By Clint Thompson •
Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension entomologist, says Georgia cotton farmers who planted their crop late this year need to be mindful of potential whitefly pressure.
Because whiteflies prefer green, lush cotton more than plants near...
• By Robert Nathan Gregory•
Lonnie Fortner has been named the Mississippi winner of the 2018 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award.
As an early adopter of precision agriculture technology in southwest Mississippi, Fortner has worked to stay...
• By Denise Attaway •
Most cotton seeds found in individual seed lots are created equally, but not every seed has an opportunity to reach its full potential. Clemson precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk wants to help explain why.
Kirk’s goal is...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agronomists talk about this year’s RACE trials.
• By Kay Ledbetter •
Much like producers’ fields across the High Plains, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service cotton trials are seeing a significant difference in performance this year between...
California Farmers Discuss Reasons For Switching To Cotton.
• By Lisa Lieberman •
As Central Valley producers face ongoing low water allocations and stagnant processing tomato prices, farmers say they are considering allocating fewer acres to tomatoes and devoting more land to...
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is offering financial incentives in the form of tax credits to state farmers and landowners who make land improvements that help conserve water.
Among the projects that may qualify are building surface water reservoirs, land...
Bayer CropScience recently welcomed 75 new members to the FiberMax Maximizer Club, which recognizes cotton growers who plant FiberMax varieties and harvest at least 1,000 pounds per acre under dryland conditions. Their induction was based on yields from the...
By Christine Souza —
Reservoirs are at or above average storage levels, and the Sierra Nevada snowpack is improved by storms in March and early April. However, farmers await word from federal and state water agencies about whether water allocations...
By Steven Bradley,
Clemson University —
Water is a driving force behind virtually every facet of life in South Carolina — from agriculture, recreation and tourism to essential needs like food and drink. But water is among both the...
Two Texas A&M Studies Examine Optimum Seeding Rates To Maximize Boll Development And Yield
— By Kay Ledbetter —
New and returning cotton producers may want to carefully consider row spacing and seeding rates when they get ready to plant during...
Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting
Cotton Farmers And Ginners Gather To Share Ideas And Honor Peers
— By Carroll Smith,
Editor —
The Annual Meeting of the Southern Cotton Growers and the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association was held recently in Myrtle Beach,...
