⋅ 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...
⋅ 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...
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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...
