Dr. Muthukumar Bagavathiannan is one of seven recent USDA grantees to be awarded a $10 million coordinated agricultural projects grant
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) applauds its member-scientist and Texas A&M University Agronomy Professor, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, Ph.D., for a...
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program.
This funding, effective Aug. 2, will significantly expand the...
The 2024 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide is now available online. You can access the guide by visiting https://news.utcrops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/W376_2024.pdf
This guide was compiled and is updated yearly by Extension Cotton Specialists from throughout the Mid-South.
The 2024 Mid-South Cotton Specialists’ Working Group consists...
While sweeping the floor of our farm shop one October morning, I was fondly reminded of the late Julius Bembry. Enough dirt had accumulated under my watch to start a small garden. That never happened when Julius was around....
On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a proposed rule designed to protect workers from illness and injury associated with heat exposure. This proposed rule follows an “Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” that goes back...
Updated Seeding Rate Recommendations May Save Farmers Money
⋅ BY GABRIELLE BELLELO ⋅
LSU AGCENTER
Gloomy weather forced the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station to move its cotton and grain field day indoors — but there were few complaints from station staff...
ALABAMA | Scott H. Graham
Overall, July was good to our crop. Many fields received abundant rainfall during the month. In fact, one grower (and close friend) in east Alabama changed his prayer requests from “just pray for rain, whatever amount”...
Cotton Incorporated researchers make investments on behalf of cotton farmers by funding research projects across the Cotton Belt. Another way Cotton Incorporated invests in the future of cotton research is through the development of graduate students and the next...
⋅ BY RYAN MCGEENEY ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
From the time he was a child on his parents’ cattle ranch, Zachary Treadway knew he wanted a life in agriculture. As the University of Arkansas System Division of...
Inaugural Cottonseed Oil Advisory Council Named
Cotton Incorporated announces the members of the inaugural Cottonseed Oil Advisory Council. This talented group of industry professionals will help members of the food industry understand the unique benefits of using cottonseed oil.
The Cottonseed...
How The Old Rotation And Cullars Rotation Contribute To Alabama Agriculture
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
On the campus of Auburn University in East Central Alabama stands two of the oldest cotton experiments in the world. The Old Rotation remains...
The 2023 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented at the 2024 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting on July 24. The awards are co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission and Bayer Crop Science/Deltapine and administered by the University of Georgia...
⋅ BY SHELBY SHANK ⋅
TEXAS FARM BUREAU FIELD EDITOR
The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is dedicated to the conservation of working lands and preserving part of Texas’ natural heritage.
Texas’ privately-owned farms, ranches and forestlands account for 141.5 million acres,...
Texas, New Mexico Take Groundwater Pumping To The Courts
⋅ BY TIFFANY LASHMET AND JESSE RICHARDSON ⋅
On June 21, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the long-running dispute between Texas and New Mexico over the 1938...
Among challenges to the U.S. cotton industry’s competitiveness are securing an improved safety net for producers, making inroads against increased competition from manmade fibers, and navigating post-pandemic economic pressures.
What is the overall economic situation?
Since implementation of the 2018 Farm...
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