• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Consistency in quality and contamination-free cotton are much sought after by global cotton mills.
Free of plastic contamination, objective quality evaluation and consistency are the characteristics that provide a premium for cotton, according to global experts...
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is accepting nominations for its annual induction ceremony, which will be held March 26, 2020, in Baton Rouge.
The nomination form can be obtained online at www.louisianaagriculturehallofdistinction.com or through any parish Louisiana State University...
California Project Looks At Cover Crops As A Prescription For Ailing Soils.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
In the past few years, the term “healthy soils” has become a widely used buzzword surrounded by a lot of hype.
But the question...
The National Cotton Council’s Board of Directors has taken a timely position regarding reclass procedures for bales contaminated with plastics.
Is this a real concern?
■ Yes. To maintain U.S. cotton’s reputation, the industry remains steadfast in eliminating plastic contamination from...
Harvest is almost complete in South Texas. Gins are running full blast and modules are stacked as far as you can see, according to Dr. Josh McGinty, Extension agronomist in Corpus Christi. Grades look good and yields are all...
Multidisciplinary Teams From Several Cotton States Work To Learn More About Cotton Leaf Roll Dwarf Virus.
• By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor •
Teams of cotton researchers throughout the Cotton Belt are working diligently to learn more about the new disease that...
• By Stacey Gorman,
Director Of Communications, The Cotton Board •
Sitting in a bustling café at dawn as the city of New Orleans wakes up from its all-night festivities can only mean you’re at Café du Monde.
This is one of...
Shared memories from our past are the links of an invisible chain that create a sense of place and a permanent bond among those who experienced a common geography.
I belong to a Facebook group made up of folks from...
• By Kevin Hecteman •
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has officially moved to cancel registrations of crop-protection materials containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos, citing potential health effects from exposure.
Manufacturers of the material say it can continue to be used...
I am blessed to be a fourth-generation farmer and a second-generation California farmer. My parents, Ted and Deborah Sheely, moved to California from Arizona to farm cotton in California’s Central Valley in the 1970s.
We are south of Fresno and...
The H-2A temporary agricultural program is for bringing in laborers from other countries to work in agriculture when there is no other source of employees in an area. Typically, this work is limited to “on a farm” or “by...
New ‘Thriving In Cotton’ Series Kicks Off In November
To help cotton farmers make next season their best, PhytoGen is again sponsoring the “Thriving in Cotton” series in Cotton Farming.
Throughout the series, producers and PhytoGen cotton development specialists from across...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
BASF recently launched an industrywide initiative – “Operation Weed Eradication” – that challenges growers and others within agriculture to take a zero-tolerance approach to ridding fields of devastating weeds.
“As an industry, we’ve talked about...
A big part of what makes West Texas one of the leading cotton-producing regions in the world is the hot, dry weather that defines the area and is ideal for encouraging cotton growth.
But that weather also can be unpredictable...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Demand, trade wars and global economic scenarios are all playing their part in the weak cotton market.
About 80 people involved in different aspects of the cotton sector gathered recently in the new building of Lubbock,...
