⋅ BY JOHN ROBINSON ⋅
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
During April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service announced the suspension of selected statistical reports and processes, including the annual objective yield sampling effort for U.S. cotton. The latter...
The National Cotton Council is actively encouraging its members to adopt industry-approved module wrap products to reduce contamination of both seed cotton and lint.
What is the module wrap standard?
In early 2022, the approval and publication of the American...
When I was a little girl, my dad picked up an extra piece of ground in East-Central Louisiana. It was good land and well suited for cotton. But what suited me most about it were the three big pecan...
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...
