Dr. Chris Main
Cotton Development Specialist, Dow AgroSciences
Not to say that any cotton season is normal, but as producers approach the end of this one, they do so with a sigh of relief. It’s been a wild, late crop that...
By Brent Murphree
Maricopa, Ariz.
In the Western Cotton Belt, cotton acreage has been in decline since the late 1980s. Much of the decline has been due to rapid urbanization in river valleys that support productive land area in the arid...
Regardless of where a consultant might scout his acreage, he will find some timely information at the 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) in New Orleans, Jan. 6-8.
One of the main attractions will be the Consultants Conference scheduled on the...
By Edward Hertzman
Publisher
Sourcing Journal Online
New York, N.Y.
Edward Hertzman No Substitute For Quality
In a fast-food world, it’s easy to forget that nothing trumps quality when it comes to taste. The world famous cuisine in Italy is so good because only...
By Tommy Horton
Editor
Never let it be said that Mississippi Delta cotton producer Mike Sturdivant Jr. lacks the ability to adapt to new technology or changing production environments on his farm.
Complacency simply isn’t a part of his vocabulary. A willingness...
It’s hard to believe anybody in the Texas High Plains could have a better understanding of ag finances, farming or ginning than Curtis Griffith. What makes his credentials unique is his involvement in so many diverse aspects of agri-business...
Sometimes we can observe random acts of kindness in the unlikeliest of ways. That’s what happened to me recently when I received a handwritten note from retired Texas ginner Myrl Mitchell. I have known Myrl for more than 20...
By Laurent Aucouturier
Partner/Gherzi Textil Organisation AG
Zurich, Switzerland
Laurent AucouturierQuality – A Generic Term?
Through numerous consulting assignments spanning more than eight decades, Gherzi Textil Organisation has been able to monitor profound changes in the textile industry related to the textile purchasing...
By Tommy Horton
Editor
Rackler BrothersTo survive as a cotton farmer in the Hockley County area of West Texas takes stamina, perseverance and a lot of studying. No, this isn't about preparing for a final exam in college. It's about meticulously...
Missouri’s cotton producers are ready to get this crop out of the field. However, they will need to wait longer than usual. According to the Crop Progress and Condition Report for the week ending Sept. 15, cotton opening bolls were 10 percent complete, 33 days behind last year and 24 days behind normal.
Rural America and agriculture have a great story to tell. In my experience, a good number of the problems we face in the regulatory environment are largely caused by regulators not understanding the true rural picture. When particulate regulations...
By John Lindamood
Tiptonville, Tenn.
We have all heard it and probably said it ourselves. "In all my years of farming, I have never seen such strange weather!" And though it will be said again in the future, it certainly describes...
Abundance Of Information
Available To Attendees
At 2014 BWCC In New Orleans
Those involved in helping producers make key cotton production/marketing-related decisions – including consultants, researchers, Extension specialists/agents and industry sales/support personnel – will find an abundance of information at the 2014...
MISSOURI
Mike Milam
[email protected]
HOPE FOR MISSOURI'S COTTON CROP
Missouri's cotton harvest finally began in early October. We are still two to three weeks later than normal. Harvest got off to a good start before showers shut us down. One observation is that...
According to Dr. Chris Main in the November Cotton Consultant's Corner, "It's been a wild, late crop that has presented cotton producers with many challenges." With this in mind, a good number of cotton producers have been surprised that...
