⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ If forecasts hold, the Mississippi River level at Memphis, Tennessee, will again fall below zero as harvest season takes hold, raising the specter of the last two seasons’ higher freight rates, piled up grain and weaker...

In Arizona, Nancy Caywood's grandfather always picked the first cotton flower each year and gave it to Nancy's grandmother. Carefully placing it in water to keep fresh for a while, her grandfather and grandmother believed this would bring a...

A humourous, anonymous quote for what typically is considered a more serious concept is, “Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can’t.” It’s good for a chuckle, but the...

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Rogers Leonard, Ph.D. Tensas Parish, Louisiana I worked for over 40 years with LSU AgCenter and retired in 2020 as associate vice president of the ag research and extension programs. I was then approached by a group of...

I grew up in a little town in southeast Texas where the nearest cotton field was nearly two hours away.  And yet I’ve worked in the cotton industry my entire career; how did that happen?! When I graduated high school,...

The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association has two interns joining the organization for the summer and is excited for these young people to experience the cotton industry. Both will be with member gins throughout their internships. TCGA said they had good applicants...

Discussions Produce Theme: Stay Ahead ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR The beginning of the 2024 summer kicked off with a couple big field days around the Central and Upper Gulf Coast Texas regions. Bayer In Needville Bayer hosted its annual Needville, Texas,...

ALABAMA | Scott H. Graham I would like to start by congratulating Dr. Steve Brown on his retirement on June 28, 2024. Steve has been a wonderful mentor and friend to me since I started as Extension cotton entomologist at Auburn...

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it has released a final land protection plan that allows for the protection of up to 700,000 acres of wildlife habitat in the Southern High Plains region along the Texas-New Mexico border...

⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ronald Rawls planted his first crop of cotton in 1979. Since then, his three sons Neal, Ryan and Chad have joined him in the operation as fourth-generation growers, and they have excelled at adopting...

2024-25 NCC Emerging Leaders Program Class Twelve U.S. cotton industry members are participating in the National Cotton Council’s Emerging Leaders Program for 2024-25. Participants include: PRODUCERS – Clint Dunn, Itta Bena, Mississippi; Lambert Marshall, Scott, Arkansas; Greg Riccomini, Bakersfield, California; Todd...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE The June acreage report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed cotton with its highest acreage in more than a decade and soybeans on the rise, while corn tumbled...

⋅ BY MEGAN WINSLOW ⋅  UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA The United States leads the world in cotton exports by value, accounting for $5.7 billion, or 33%, of exports of the textile, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But researchers hope to...

In the fast-paced world of fashion and shopping, Cotton Incorporated plays a pivotal role in placing cotton at the forefront of consumers’ minds during their shopping journeys. By collaborating with retailers, designers and brands, Cotton Incorporated develops and funds...

The National Cotton Council, in collaboration with The Cotton Foundation and Mississippi State University, is honored to announce the establishment of the Don Parker Memorial Cotton Foundation Endowed Scholarship.  Who is the scholarship named after? Dr. Don Parker was vice president...