⋅ BY DREW VIGUET ⋅
What’s next for users and makers of crop protection products in a post-dicamba, pro-Endangered Species Act environment? That’s among the questions to be answered at the 11th Annual Mid-South Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference on June...
MISSISSIPPI | Brian Pieralisi
Establishing a cotton stand can be tricky. Given the current time of year, I will give an analogy that compares college baseball to healthy cotton stand establishment. Here it goes: in baseball, it all begins with planning...
Auburn Celebrates 100 Years Of Extension Cotton Entomologists
⋅ BY RON SMITH ⋅
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
On Sept. 1, 1924, Mr. Jerry Ruffin was hired by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, as the first full time Extension cotton entomologist. Prior to...
ABWEF To Award Rebate To Cotton Farmers
The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (ABWEF) board of directors voted Feb. 7 to authorize the distribution of a $1 per acre cash rebate to growers for reported 2023 cotton acres registered with...
⋅ BY JULIE TOMASCIK ⋅
Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers are close to running out of irrigation water, a situation that studies show could have major impacts on agricultural production and jobs in the area.
Texas Farm Bureau state directors toured the Valley...
Are They Right For You And Your Operation?
Editor’s Note — Hunter Frame, Virginia cotton specialist and Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center field crop agronomist, recently sat down with associate editor Cassidy Nemec to discuss the benefits, challenges and...
The global population and its need for food, clothing and other essential goods is constantly growing. Many of our most precious resources are finite, and the need to do more with our land and resources is a top priority...
The 2023 U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Annual Report reveals that 23% of all planted U.S. Cotton acres are now enrolled in the program.
What is the Trust Protocol’s overall goal?
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol was launched in 2020 and is the voluntary...
We spend our entire lives moving from Point A to Point B as we navigate our way through life’s journey. Along the way, we follow the progress of other journeys specific to our livelihood or interests.
For example, I’ve noticed...
Corteva continues its drive to deliver farmer-focused solutions with the launch of Enversa herbicide. The new versatile solution received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration in December 2023. Pending state registrations, Enversa herbicide is expected to be available for use on...
Regional, Field-Level Team to Aid Growers Ahead of April 30 Enrollment and Climate Smart Cotton Program Application Deadline
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is introducing an expanded field-level team dedicated to providing regional support for U.S. cotton growers participating in...
Deltapine Field to Closet initiative connects brands with U.S. cotton farmers for a shared purpose
In a joint collaboration emphasizing community support and sustainable agriculture, the Deltapine Field to Closet initiative and Covered in Cotton donated 200 blankets to the...
PhytoGen cottonseed, the U.S. cottonseed brand of Corteva Agriscience, says its newer varieties offer producers higher yield potential with built-in protection.
PhytoGen won first place in both the 2023 Mississippi State University (MSU) Cotton Official Variety Trials (OVTs) and the 2023...
No, it’s not quite time to drag out the cotton picker but give it a few days and growers will be waking up in the fall to implications of decisions they’re making right now.
One thing about cotton – it’s...
It is time once again to return to Lubbock for the 116th Annual Meeting and Cotton Trade Show of the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association. The TCGA staff has been hard at work to make sure this is a memorable...
