Whether you receive surface water from the Central Arizona Project or groundwater from wells, the energy it takes to lift and move water plays a significant role in the total cost of irrigation. Given the water-power-agriculture nexus, this article...
“My ancestors were early settlers of south-central Texas so ag is part of my DNA,” says Texas cotton consultant Paul Pilsner. “As a child, I remember watching my grandparents hand pick cotton on their small DeWitt County farm.
“My dad...
By Steven Bradley
Clemson University
With feral hogs destroying property, threatening endangered species and hindering conservation efforts on a massive military installation in Texas, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory sought the expertise of Clemson University scientists to...
U.S. cotton producers’ safety net was bolstered with Congress’ recent passage of “seed cotton” farm policy — an action the National Cotton Council has diligently sought for more than two years.
What was the basic action taken?
Congress recently enacted the...
A New California Program Offers Farmers Financial Incentives To Trade Up To Cleaner-Burning Diesel Equipment
By Vicky Boyd
Managing Editor
Rather than mandating diesel engine upgrades to curb air pollution, the California Air Resources Board plans to dangle the proverbial carrot to...
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association Annual Meeting And Trade Show Set For April 5-6 In Lubbock
BY TONY WILLIAMS
TCGA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Despite challenges in 2017 from Hurricane Harvey and an early freeze in West Texas, the mindset among cotton farmers and...
A recent decision from the Ft. Worth Court of Appeals, In the Estate of Larry Ronald Neal, Deceased, offers a good reminder about how important is to carefully word a will to ensure that one’s intent is carried out...
By Katie Nichols
Despite a year with a multitude of challenges in the field, Alabama cotton yields are estimated to be the third highest in state history.
Cotton production for 2017 is up 18 percent from 2016 production. Alabama economist Max...
It is vital that generic base (former/previous cotton base) now or in the new
Farm Bill be converted into something of value for the cotton grower.’
Under the 2014 Farm Bill (2014-2018 crop years), cotton is not a “covered commodity” and...
BY STACEY GORMAN
COTTON BOARD
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Cotton Incorporated is composed of multiple divisions, all working together to increase the demand for and profitability of cotton from farm to retail. Although each division has its own niche mission, they all play...
CALIFORNIA
The remaining winter and early spring months may bring some rain or snow, but weather patterns in late 2017 and early 2018 look like a dry prelude to the 2018 planting season. So far this winter, central California has...
The right to repair equipment, the Farm Bill and general farm policy were among policy resolutions discussed and approved by farmers and ranchers from across the nation during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 99th Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade...
Make plans now to attend the 66th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, March 2-3, in Memphis, Tennessee. Hundreds of exhibitors will be on hand to provide the latest information suited to the region’s diversified operations.
Prior to the show,...
Jay Beaird farms with his grandfather Terry, father Faron, brother Terry Allen and brother-in-law Tyler Moore in West Tennessee. Jay and his father also have a custom harvesting business in Tennessee and South Texas. He says consistency is very...
Cotton Farming editor Carroll Smith went into the field last fall to capture strong cotton stories from farmers who planted Deltapine Bollgard II XtendFlex varieties. Following is her special report on Ty Turnipseed in Texas.
Ty Turnipseed is a fourth-generation...
