ARIZONA
Harvest season is upon us. As pickers enter the field, questions related to heat stress effects begin to be answered. Several consecutive days of heat stress during late June and mid-July had a significant impact on boll retention and...
The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce that Taylor Sills had joined the commission staff as Director of Public Affairs. Sills previously worked as the Young Farmer Coordinator at Georgia Farm Bureau. In this role, Sills coordinated activities...
COMMENTARY
By Russell Boening
Texas Farm Bureau President
A challenge brings out the best in us, but a horrific natural disaster shows everyone just how strong they truly are. And here in the Lone Star State, we made a new category —...
This event raised more than $850,000 for the Ag One Foundation
The Borba Family, longtime leaders in Central Valley agriculture, were honored at the Ag One Community Salute at the Fresno Convention Center Exhibit Hall.
The event’s 18th edition is the...
Commentary
California Farm Bureau advocates for an end to ‘fire borrowing’ and takes other actions to reform forestry practices
By Erin Huston
California Farm Bureau Federation
As dozens of wildfires burn across California and other Western states, the pressure ratchets up on Congress to...
Thriving In Cotton Series Kicks Off In November
Are resistant weeds a problem on your farm? Is bacterial blight or nematodes keeping you from reaching top yields? To help cotton farmers make next season their best yet, PhytoGen is sponsoring...
Finding sustainable markets for gin trash, wood chips and other waste products could be viable in producing more electrical power for a growing global population, according to researchers.
A demonstration was held recently on the campus of Texas A&M University...
Georgia’s cotton growers lost at least 10 percent of their crop to Tropical Storm Irma but yield losses are likely to reach 20 percent and higher as the season unfolds, UGA Cotton Agronomist Jared Whitaker said.
“From preliminary observations, it...
Texas cotton losses estimated to be as much as 400,000 bales
By Julie Murphree
Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director
Out west, just about everyone has some connection to Texas. I do. All my dad’s farm family migrated from Texas to Arizona in...
By Katie Wendland
Alabama Extension
Cotton producers are looking toward harvest in the wake of two major hurricanes that slammed into the Texas and Florida coasts.
Hurricane Irma, though not originally expected to affect Alabama, hit many areas of the state with...
I’ve always enjoyed reading “My Turn” for the personal insights and common experiences shared by those of us associated with cotton. While cotton experiences serve as the warp of these personal stories, the weft is always enriched by individuals...
With the goal of helping its members meet their current needs while making the world a better place for future generations, the U.S. cotton industry is setting goals aimed to build upon the strong environmental gains already achieved over...
The U.S. cotton industry recently formalized goals to help further reduce the environmental impact of U.S.-grown cotton — a step that will improve the raw material’s popularity in the global textile sector.
How did this come about?
Four years ago, Cotton...
Water regulations, including sustainable groundwater act, make uncertainty the norm for California growers
By Vicky Boyd
Managing Editor
During the six-year California drought that ended earlier this year, Travis Fugitt watched as the standing water level in his wells dropped to about 250...
On Sept. 22, as I prepared to start my day, I reflected on all the cotton-related images I’ve seen this month that covered one end of the spectrum to the other. Unfortunately, this journey began with devastating photos from...
