The National Cotton Council applauds House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson for producing a Farm Bill that significantly increases the support levels for cotton producers who have been weighed down by the recent rise in on-farm production costs. This...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ Time is not on dicamba’s side. Following an Arizona federal court ruling that vacated the label in February, users of dicamba herbicides are waiting to see what happens now that a new registration for over-the-top use...

WHAT: The 2024 Syngenta Pest Patrol program is designed to equip growers with timely alerts so they can protect their crops against potential pest threats. The alerts come from a team of local university partners and Syngenta representatives across the Mid-South...

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a proposed interim decision (PID) to cancel all but one use of the pesticide acephate. This decision is based on EPA's updated human health draft risk assessment (HH DRA) and...

Our family’s roots run deep in farming, specifically cotton. For some, “farming” may just be a word, but for 10 generations, it has been a lifestyle for the Trotter family. My name is Nancy Willingham Trotter. I was born in...

Cotton Farming magazine, co-sponsor of the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association Gin Show recently contributed $3,676 to the TCGA/Texas Tech Scholarship Fund. TCGA Executive Vice President J. Kelley Green, right, and TCGA President Mike Thompson, left, accept the check from One...

⋅ BY DRS. SCOTT GRAHAM AND RON SMITH ⋅ Following are comments related to key pests and considerations for Integrated Pest Management in Alabama this year. Key Pests ■ Grasshoppers. Grasshoppers tend to be worse in lighter, well-drained soils and following dry winters...

VIRGINIA | Hunter Frame In Virginia’s climate, early season growing conditions can be highly variable during the month of May. Thrips are the No. 1 pest in Virginia, and there seems to be concerns of insecticide resistance to commonly used chemical...

University Extension personnel and researchers are critical partners to The Cotton Research and Promotion Program (the Program). Cotton Incorporated supports regional Extension cotton specialists and agronomists through state support and core funding dollars. In the Southern Plains region of...

⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Finding the right timing when it comes to cotton weed management can be tricky. Weather, soil type and many other environmental factors come into play. Kaelin Saul, BASF technical service representative for Louisiana and...

⋅ BY JULIE MURPHREE ⋅ ARIZONA FARM BUREAU When you hear him speak on soil, it’s not so much like a lecture though he’s been a professor teaching at the University of Arizona for decades. Instead, you hear a passion about...

Fertilization Tool Digitizes Crop Nutrient Management A national group of scientists has released the Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool, or FRST, a decision aid providing an unbiased, science-based interpretation of soil test phosphorus and potassium values for fertilization. The FRST project is...

Georgia Cotton Experts Offer Tips To Optimize Planter Efficiency ⋅ BY WES PORTER AND SIMER VIRK ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Editor’s Note: To achieve a healthy stand of cotton, it’s important to properly prepare your planter. Drs. Wes Porter and Simer Virk,...

Texas A&M AgriLife, Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association Team Up ⋅ BY SUSAN HIMES ⋅ TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE An alignment of the right land and the right team in place is leading to creating an agricultural research “field of dreams.” When agronomist...

The National Cotton Council has conveyed its FY25 agricultural appropriations request for several programs critical to the success of the U.S. cotton industry. What are the major recommendations? Our request to House and Senate appropriations committee’s agriculture subcommittees seeks funding across...