Friday, March 13, 2026

Deltapine Class of ’24 Raises the Bar With Two New Bollgard 3 ThryvOn Cotton With XtendFlex Technology Varieties

With the launch of the Class of ’24, Deltapine brand is raising the performance potential in cotton varieties containing the newest trait protection package: Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex Technology (B3TXF). Announced at the annual Deltapine New Product Evaluator...

2024 Consultants Conference Kicks Off Beltwide In January

The 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) will be held at the Omni Fort Worth Jan. 3-5 in Fort Worth, Texas. Once again, the BWCC Consultants Conference will kick off the meeting beginning noon Jan. 3 and running through noon Jan....

Recollections of Life in the Mississippi Delta

I grew up in a rural community east of Leland, Mississippi, that is referred to as Longswitch or sometimes Dunleith. This area is rich in farming and cultural history. Leland is home to Jim Henson and the Kermit the...

Cotton, History And A Passion For Giving Back

“It is not about us, it is about the industry and agriculture in general. We are not trying to promote ourselves. We are glad we are in a position to give,” said Dan Taylor, a cotton producer and current...

2023 Cotton Crop Recap

ALABAMA | Steve M. Brown The world’s two oldest cotton experiments are a couple of blocks away on the Auburn campus. Yield data are determined by hand picking two rows by 10 feet, and then a one-row, tractor-mounted, 1960’s version, red...

Arizona Cotton Facts We Can’t Ignore

⋅ BY JULIE MURPHREE ⋅ Arizona Farm Bureau Strategic Communications While cotton’s footprint in Arizona has shrunk in terms of acres planted (in earlier decades as much as 500,000 to 600,000 acres of cotton in Arizona were planted), the story of...

Memories Are Made In Cotton

For Cotton Incorporated, consumer marketing is a strategic tool for connecting with customers, raising brand awareness for cotton and creating relationships that promote loyalty to cotton. Cotton Incorporated works hard to influence consumers to care about what’s in the...

Long-term Sustainability In Cotton

Building A Lasting Legacy With Regenerative Measures ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Donny Lassiter of Lassiter Family Farms is no stranger to finding new ways to improve the farm’s crop every year. He, a two-time Ag Business graduate of North...

Industry News: December 2023

Trust Protocol Reports Total Area Of Enrolled Cotton Acres The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has announced an increase of 25% compared to 2022 in the total area of planted cotton acres enrolled in the program, reaching 1.6 million acres in...

Marking A Milestone

The Seal Of Cotton Turns 50 ⋅ BY KIM KITCHINGS ⋅ Over the past half-century, Cotton Incorporated’s Seal of Cotton trademark has given an identity to the entire cotton industry. From cotton farmers who proudly display the Seal of Cotton on...

TFB Names 2023 Outstanding Young Farmers, Ranchers

Young farmers and ranchers are cultivating a bright future for agriculture and for Texas. This year’s Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) finalists recognized by Texas Farm Bureau share a drive, dedication and passion for agriculture. Each year, TFB’s...

Oil Content Focus Of Designer Cottonseed

Lint has been the focus of cotton research and breeding efforts for centuries, but Clemson University and Cotton Incorporated researchers believe now is the time to look a little closer at the benefits of cottonseed oil. Christopher Saski, an associate...

Developing And Delivering

Throughout the year, the National Cotton Council communicated with lawmakers to provide adequate funding for a new farm bill that contains a strong producer safety net and other provisions important to U.S. cotton’s health. How were sufficient farm bill...

Turn The Page, Write The Next Chapter

As the year draws to an end, people typically sit and reflect on how their season went. “Why did we, once again, not have a ‘normal year?’ I’ve never in my life seen anything like this.” After having experienced this...

Save the Date: Corteva Agriscience Webinars Prepare Growers for Superior Weed Control in 2024

Bring Your Most Pressing Weed Control Questions to an Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Enlist® Field Specialists To help growers and retailers prepare for the 2024 growing season, Corteva Agriscience is offering several webinars focused on best practices for using the...

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