• By Tom Allen and Darrin Dodds •
During 2018, the cotton OVT (official variety trial) at Lucedale and Stoneville was evaluated for the response to target spot. Natural infection occurred during the season and plots were evaluated for the presence (incidence),...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar,
Texas Tech University •
Continued trade tension between the United States and China is affecting the global cotton and textile sectors.
“Back and forth on tariff discussions is problematic, and it results in the slowdown of global cotton...
Planting decisions for the 2019 season are taking shape. Cash margins for all commodities are tight and provide little room for mistakes. We must be smart to get the most out of our inputs. We need to watch our...
What are some major challenges?
■ In late January, the federal government was still shutdown and holding up such U.S. Department of Agriculture functions as direct and guaranteed loans for producers, marketing loans for cotton and other commodities, and sign-up...
An anonymous quote that popped up recently on my social media feed says, “A rich man buying you something means nothing, but a busy man giving you his time means everything.” I am not sure I agree with the...
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Lance Williams grows PhytoGen® brand varieties in Carson and Armstrong counties in the Texas Panhandle. He recounts his experience with the vigor, yield, quality and storm tolerance of PHY 300 W3FE, PHY 350 W3FE and...
In 2019, Mississippi’s agricultural industry faced the prospect of dipping below $7 billion for the first time in eight years, but federal payments pushed its value up enough to post a slight gain over 2018.
The estimated value of Mississippi...
Plan Now to Attend The Annual 2019 LATMC In February
The Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference sponsored by the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association will be held Monday morning through Wednesday noon, Feb. 11-13, at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville,...
PhytoGen has joined with Cotton Incorporated’s Blue Jeans Go Green denim recycling program to help bring cotton’s sustainability message full circle.
PhytoGen also is the first cottonseed partner to organize denim collection drives in targeted cotton-producing communities and plans additional...
Louisiana Cotton Farmer Honored For Sustainability Leadership And Outstanding Conservation.
As a Louisiana black bear cub meanders along the fields of Somerset Plantation in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, Jay Hardwick is mindful of the important role farmers must play in balancing...
• By Denise Attaway,
Clemson University •
South Carolina cotton farmers may one day know exactly how much nitrogen their crops need to produce higher yields with greater quality. Armed with this knowledge, farmers can reduce costs and help protect the environment.
Bhupinder...
Deltapine cotton announced the release of three new Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton varieties as part of the brand’s Class of 19 lineup during the annual New Product Evaluator Summit held recently in Phoenix, Arizona.
“The Deltapine Class of 19 features...
For Beverly Catchot, collecting insects has always been a family affair.
“When my husband was studying entomology at Mississippi State in the 1990s, we made collecting insects a family activity. We’d all get out there with our black lights and...
In 2015, the Obama administration created a “waters of the U.S.” rule that was so broad and vague that almost any spot where rainwater flows or pools might be tagged as a federally protected body of water.
With the stroke...
Many cotton producers wonder what happens to their cotton after it’s picked, ginned and baled. They sell their crop to a cotton merchant, a cooperative or a textile mill, but the question of where it goes from there still...
