Weighing In

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Austin Warbington grows a mix of cotton, peanuts and corn — but he considers himself a cotton grower, just like his father and grandfather. Cotton is a part of who they are, and it’s the lifeblood...

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Jim McArthur farms about 80 miles from the beach in Malone, Florida, but many of his fields have a lot in common with the dunes at Destin or Panama City. The deep sand where McArthur farms can...

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Southeast producer Jimmy Stewart loves farming cotton and peanuts — it’s all he’s ever wanted to do. The hard work, long days and constant problem-solving are all part of the job description. But he has other obligations...

Cotton producers are marked by a never-quit-pushing mindset that searches for ways to improve on last year’s crop. Innovation begins with a look to the future and a willingness to change. For Jeremy Wilson, striving for more led to...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Mike Harris had a suspicion that something big was in the making. In five decades, Harris has seen his fair share of good crops, as well as tough ones. But he witnessed something in 2022 that he...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • A push for something better entails a willingness to change. And change opens the door to better-than-expected success. That’s what happened for producer Stephen Dozier, who farms about 3,500 acres of cotton and peanuts in Georgia. Dozier...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Nematodes are sneaky pests — too small to see and often the cause of hard-to-diagnose yield loss. If you suspect low fertility or drought stress, nematodes could be the root of the problem. Ron Taylor of Tallapoosa...