⋅ BY KEITH EDMISTEN AND GUY COLLINS ⋅
COTTON EXTENSION SPECIALISTS — CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
The key to successful cotton production in North Carolina is the adoption of a short-season management strategy. Cotton growers may equate short-season...
Economic Assistance Payment For Row Crop Producers
Financial difficulties faced by U.S. agricultural crop producers in 2024 created an urgent need for financial support. Articles in Southern Ag Today have highlighted some of the challenges facing peanut and cotton producers...
It is time once again to return to Lubbock for the 117th Annual Meeting and Cotton Trade Show of the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association. The TCGA staff have been hard at work to make sure this is a memorable...
Digital-Twin Technology Harnesses AI To Interpret Data, Remove Guesswork
Crop farmers in South Texas are witnessing the future of agriculture unfold with the advent of digital-twin technology. Spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, this cutting-edge approach combines remote sensing, big data...
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ike many farmers, Jonathan Bobbitt continually looks for ways he can save time and streamline his operation. He’s open to new ideas, especially if they can make cotton management easier and improve yield potential.
That curiosity led...
Given the variability of weather conditions that impact the Southeast throughout the year, researchers at North Carolina State University have been studying the impacts of water capture and reuse for irrigation for cotton production throughout the region.
With funding from...
At times, when our senses are heightened, we have a strong feeling we have experienced something before. It’s not exactly déjà vu because déjà vu has been described as an uncanny feeling that something is familiar when it’s not....
The 2025 World Cotton Outlook highlights ongoing economic pressures and trade uncertainties, projecting a decrease in U.S. cotton acreage and harvested area, while anticipating modest growth in world cotton consumption and trade.
What were the main challenges for the U.S....
Mahindra Launches 11th Annual Military Salute Giveaway to Thank Our Military
Mahindra Ag North America (MAgNA) announced the return of an exciting tradition: the annual Mahindra Military Salute Giveaway. This year’s giveaway features a Mahindra 1120 tractor with a loader and...
As the cotton ginning season is on its way to wrapping up, and the new planting season is on the horizon, one would think those in the cotton business are entering a “slow time.” Well, not really. It’s still...
Ms. Smith has published me twice on this page (2020 and 2022) and now granted a third and final “My Turn” essay. I state final in that my three siblings and I sold our 188 acres of dryland cotton...
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Cotton-and-peanut producers continually look for new ways to maximize
efficiencies while growing two high-value crops that compete for time and resources. As growers finalize planting decisions for 2025, many have turned to PhytoGen® brand varieties because of...
The 73rd Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is scheduled for Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Renasant Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee. It features cutting-edge technology, educational seminars, 4-H competition and more. Exhibitors from across the United States will...
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Opens 2025 Enrollment
U.S. cotton growers can now enroll in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and apply for the Climate Smart Cotton Program for the 2025 crop year.
The Climate Smart Cotton Program, led by the Trust...
Over the past few years, a confluence of economic and political events has negatively affected global textile demand — especially for cotton. Cotton Incorporated knows that one key to growing cotton demand is demonstrating to consumers the importance and...
