Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Giving Thanks

November is a special time for everyone involved in agriculture. For the cotton folks, harvest is over or winding down, and the crop is waiting its turn at the gin to be processed. Hopefully, everyone had a successful year...

Meet Arizona Agriculture’s Kris Johnson

⋅ BY JULIE MURPHREE ⋅ As a member of the Arizona Farm Bureau and enthusiastic advocate for Arizona agriculture, Kris Johnson shares her agribusiness story, which is quite unique and certainly important. Having known her for many years, I have always...

Cotton Varieties Made for Peanut Country

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ For farmers planting cotton near peanuts, one simple change makes management a whole lot easier. Throughout the South, cotton and peanuts are a common rotation with fields planted near one another — sometimes across the turnrow....

Boll opening before a Halloween freeze

⋅ BY TYSON RAPER ⋅ While we’ve been steadily moving through harvesting our trials, I’ve been paying close attention to the night temperatures forecast for the three-day stretch centered on Halloween. Fortunately, there are only a few acres left that might...

Trust Protocol Releases Revised Principle and Criteria and Grower Questionnaire for Public Stakeholder Consult

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (“Trust Protocol”) is pleased to announce public stakeholder consultation on the revision of the Principles and Criteria and Grower Enrollment Questionnaire is open through Oct. 30. Completion of the documents’ draft Version 2.0 is a...

EPA extends comment period on herbicide proposal

⋅ BY JULIE TOMASCIK ⋅ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period to Oct. 22 for its proposed herbicide strategy. The agency released the proposal in late July and extended the comment period after several groups, including the American Farm...

Extension specialist bringing expanded drone, imaging education to Arkansas agents, growers

⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Imagery provided by satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly known as drones — is already changing the way producers farm their crops. As this technology becomes more prevalent,...

2023 Arkansas net farm income down nearly $1B, but still higher than 2021

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Declines in crop and overall livestock receipts and direct government payments add up to a nearly $1 billion decline in Arkansas net farm income for 2023 from the previous...

Tama USA and Deltapine® Brand Join Forces to Introduce Deltapine-Branded Module Wrap for Cotton Growers in the 2023 Harvest Season

Deltapine® brand, the No. 1 planted cotton seed, and Tama USA, the leading supplier of round module wrap, are proud to announce their strategic partnership to provide cotton growers with a unique opportunity for the 2023 harvest season. In...

Radford Joins The Cotton Board Staff as Southeast Regional Communication Manager

Long-Time Southeast RCM, Monty Bain, Announces Retirement The Cotton Board has hired Daniel Radford as its new Southeast Regional Communication Manager (RCM). Radford’s territory includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Radford will inherit the territory of The...

My Turn, Again

The announcement appeared towards the bottom of page 17, in the June issue of Cotton Farming. The “In Remembrance: Dr. William F. (Bill) Lalor Sr.” acknowledged the passing of a long-time employee of Cotton Incorporated. I’m sure there are many...

MTS And Kimbell Gin Machinery Join Forces

Module Truck Systems, Inc. (MTS) has purchased the assets of Kimbell Gin Machinery Company (KGM), including Diamond K Manufacturing. The two Lubbock-based manufacturers have been supplying essential equipment, parts and service to cotton gins across the Cotton Belt for...

2023 Harvest Update

ALABAMA | Steve M. Brown Long ago, I was part of a group that received, for research purposes, a one-row, self-propelled, low drum, red picker — probably a late 1950s version. We sent the machine to the repair shop for new...

Cotton Incorporated’s Efforts In Asia

The cotton market is truly global in scope. The United States exports around 80% of its produced cotton fiber each year and imports about 18 million bales of cotton in apparel, home goods and other finished textile goods annually....

Industry News: October 2023

Farmers Discuss Cotton At United Nations Headquarters Farmers across the globe are working to meet the demand for sustainably grown cotton. True sustainable sourcing of natural fibers can be complex and challenging, which is why BASF Agricultural Solutions brought together...

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