Nobody ever said it was easy being a crop consultant in eastern Arkansas – mainly because the weather has been downright volatile during the last two years. In 2011, cotton producers in the region were dealing with the Mississippi River and its tributaries flooding to record levels.
MISSOURI
Mike Milam
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EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT HURT MISSOURI
As we look back on the 2012 Missouri cotton crop, we had a pretty good year. While our drought conditions were described by the Drought Monitor as exceptional, we still had a better-than-average year. With...
Everyone knows the basic economic principle of supply and demand. Well, Cotton Incorporated's Consumer Marketing team has come up with a truly unique way to increase demand for cotton – a 24-hour fashion show featuring nothing but the fabric...
According to the American Farm Bureau, "without Congressional action, in 2013 the estate tax exemption will shrink to $1 million per person with no spousal transfer, and the top rate will exceed 55 percent."
With this in mind, it's no...
BY BRYAN LITTLE
CALIF. FARM BUREAU
One of the cornerstones of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often called "Obamacare") is its "play-or-pay" mandate that requires certain employers to furnish health insurance meeting certain minimum coverage and cost thresholds.
The applicability...
BY MIKE LAMENSDORF
ROLLING FORK, MISS
The 2012 crop was probably one of the easiest and least stressful crops I have made in my 30-plus years of farming. The growing season was great, and the weather at harvest for all crops...
If something barring an epic flood doesn't happen soon, the Mississippi River could be too low for navigation. Because of the severe drought in 2012, waterborne commerce on the middle Mississippi River is in real danger.
For barges to move...
There are a lot of different opinions regarding what the President's second term will look like, and they vary considerably. Depending on who you talk to, our country could be something between the Garden of Eden and the Apocalypse...
As cotton producers across the Belt prepare to make planting decisions for the 2013 season, Deltapine has added three new seed varieties to its lineup. The announcement was made at the company's New Product Evaluator (NPE) summit last month...
CARROLL SMITH
SENIOR WRITER
Agriculture technology is coming faster and faster. And, according to Jeremy Jack, who farms 7,500 acres of cotton, corn, soybeans, rice and wheat with his family in Humphreys County, Miss., this is a good thing.
"Technology helps us...
MR. SURESH KOTAK
CHAIRMAN, KOTAK COMMODITIES
MUMBAI, INDIA
It's All About Quality
It is said that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. This common phrase could also apply to What Customers Want: straight line availability of cotton with the...
BY TOMMY HORTON
EDITOR
When our staff began discussing the theme for this issue of Cotton Farming, we knew that the industry was definitely adapting to a new production environment. Grain prices have continued to stay high, and cotton acres are...
BY MARK LANGE
NCC PRESIDENT/CEO
While new challenges undoubtedly will arise in 2013, there are several ongoing issues threatening U.S. cotton’s viability that also will require considerable attention from the National Cotton Council.
What about farm bill passage?
Last year we were active...
BY LIA GUTHRIE
PUBLISHER
As most of you may know, I usually try starting my yearly Publisher's Note with some profound quote. This year, there is a couple that come to mind. The first one is, "to everything there is a...
Calling on the state's farmers and ranchers to help shape the future of agriculture through the same "dogged determination" they use in producing crops, California Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger has urged unified action to address the numerous...
