MSU Pioneers Explore Next-Gen Agricultural Drones
Mississippi State University is pioneering a partnership with a leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer to innovate groundbreaking unmanned aircraft system technology.
MSU’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute, or AAI, and Hylio, a Texas-based drone manufacturer, are leading the...
Southern Agriculture Industry Advancement Scholarships
AMVAC, an American Vanguard Company, is excited to announce the selection of seven recipients of its 2024 Southern Agriculture Industry Advancement Scholarship, formerly known as the Cotton Industry Advancement Scholarship.
The winners and the schools they...
⋅ BY PENG W. CHEE AND DONALD C. JONES ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
For most crop species, it usually requires 10 to 12 growing seasons of generation advancement and selective breeding to produce a new variety. Winter nurseries are, therefore, essential...
ALABAMA | Scott H. Graham
In the August edition of Specialists Speaking, I mentioned that July was good to the crop. Unfortunately, that trend did not continue. August was not kind. Scattered rains seemed to hit towns and cities and missed...
Keerti Rathore, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant biotechnologist in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, has been selected as a recipient of the International Cotton Advisory Committee Researcher of the Year Award.
Rathore and David Fang, Ph.D.,...
The interns sent in their reports, and TCGA sat down with both of them to get an insider’s perspective on their summer and experience with the TCGA Internship program. This Q&A allowed the organization to gain a better understanding...
Farming has always been difficult, but it’s even more so today. Prices are low, input prices are high, and, in many cases, lending institutions are making it tougher to get necessary funding.
That makes it an inopportune time to ask...
⋅ BY SHELLY PATE KERNS ⋅
For many cotton growers, Hurricane/Tropical Storm Francine has thrown a wrench in cotton defoliation and harvest plans. Prior to Francine, there were many reports of cotton lodging, or “laying over”. This was most likely...
The Cotton Board wants to see your best, calendar-worthy cotton photos. One winning photo will be selected and featured in The Cotton Board’s 2025 Industry Calendar.
“We are looking for creative, captivating images of cotton in any stage of production...
Dr. Muthukumar Bagavathiannan is one of seven recent USDA grantees to be awarded a $10 million coordinated agricultural projects grant
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) applauds its member-scientist and Texas A&M University Agronomy Professor, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, Ph.D., for a...
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program.
This funding, effective Aug. 2, will significantly expand the...
The 2024 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide is now available online. You can access the guide by visiting https://news.utcrops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/W376_2024.pdf
This guide was compiled and is updated yearly by Extension Cotton Specialists from throughout the Mid-South.
The 2024 Mid-South Cotton Specialists’ Working Group consists...
While sweeping the floor of our farm shop one October morning, I was fondly reminded of the late Julius Bembry. Enough dirt had accumulated under my watch to start a small garden. That never happened when Julius was around....
On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a proposed rule designed to protect workers from illness and injury associated with heat exposure. This proposed rule follows an “Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” that goes back...
Updated Seeding Rate Recommendations May Save Farmers Money
⋅ BY GABRIELLE BELLELO ⋅
LSU AGCENTER
Gloomy weather forced the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station to move its cotton and grain field day indoors — but there were few complaints from station staff...
