‘United for the Biggest Job on Earth’ provides platform for American and European farmers
Farmers across the globe are working to meet the ever-increasing demand for sustainably grown cotton. True sustainable sourcing of natural fibers can be complex and challenging, which is...
The stream on my grandfather’s farm is shallow and narrow where it begins, only inches deep and two feet wide. The spring, which feeds it, is small but reliable even in the dry months of summer. A hundred feet...
Last month we introduced the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association’s two interns who joined the organization this summer for an opportunity to experience the cotton ginning industry. Both have been with member gins throughout the summer.
Josiah Keck is a student...
NORTH CAROLINA | Guy Collins
As I write this July 28, the North Carolina crop is highly variable but in a lot better shape than it was just over a month ago. July has brought timely rains to most parts of...
Southern Cotton Growers Inc. Announces New CEO
“It is with great pleasure that I announce the hiring of Jim Davis of New Market, Alabama, as the next CEO of Southern Cotton Growers Inc.,” said Joe Martin, president, Southern Cotton Growers....
Cotton Incorporated Focuses On Four-Prong Approach
Water and irrigation management are among the most essential production practices for growing cotton today. The limited amount of rainfall typical in the Southern Plains region of the United States Cotton Belt makes producers...
How An Alabama Father-Daughter Duo Weave Storytelling And Textiles Into Red Land Cotton
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Mark and Anna Yeager have long made their mark on their neck of the woods in Moulton, Alabama. When Anna graduated with...
From Agronomy Student To State Cotton Specialist
⋅ BY MAGGIE BERGER ⋅
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
A passion for science and a drive to educate on the value of agriculture to Texas took Ben McKnight, Ph.D., from a student to a faculty member of...
Heat Stress During Arizona’s Low Desert Monsoon Season
⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅
EDITOR
From the Coolidge, Casa Grande area west is considered the low desert production region of Arizona. It typically is characterized as having an elevation lower than 2,000 feet....
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
SOUTHEAST EDITOR
After being behind much of the season in growing degree days, conditions in late July and August allowed the cotton crop to catch up in many areas of Georgia.
“Between severe weather, plant bug problems...
The National Cotton Council is urging its members to use industry approved module wrap products to help achieve zero contamination of seed cotton and lint.
Is there a module wrap standard?
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) developed...
Anyone who works in agriculture knows weather is an uncontrollable factor farmers face while trying to produce their crop. A weather pattern described as a “perfect storm” is defined by the Collins Dictionary as a combination of events or...
Nufarm’s Credit® K6 Herbicide has been approved for Enlist One® tank mix. Credit K6 is a potassium salt (“K-salt”) glyphosate with a high load of active ingredient and advantages including excellent formulation stability and very low viscosity, meaning that it...
⋅ BY TYSON RAPER ⋅
Cotton & Small Grains Specialist
August has turned wet, and while I generally like rain through July and August, we could now tolerate a few dry, clear days. Much of our canopy has remained wet over...
BASF has received key import approvals for its newest cotton innovations, Axant™ Flex Herbicide Tolerance Technology and Axant Flex TwinLink® Plus Insect Control Technologies. This was the final step needed to support planting of Axant Flex Cotton in the U.S.,...
