Wednesday, July 29, 2026

‘Never Stop Looking For What’s Not There’

“The Magic of Belle Isle” is a movie that explores the role of imagination as a novelist mentors — through example — a young girl who is curious about how to come up with ideas. He tells her, “Never...

Cotton Board 2024 Calendar Photo Contest

The Cotton Board wants to see your best, calendar-worthy cotton photos. One winning photo will be selected and featured in The Cotton Board’s 2024 Industry Calendar. “We are looking for creative, captivating images of cotton in any stage of production...

Cotton Board 2024 Calendar Photo Contest

The Cotton Board wants to see your best, calendar-worthy cotton photos. One winning photo will be selected and featured in The Cotton Board’s 2024 Industry Calendar. “We are looking for creative, captivating images of cotton in any stage of production...

United for sustainable agriculture: BASF hosts roundtable discussion with farmers on cotton at the United Nations headquarters

‘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...

Hauling Rocks

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...

TCGA Interns Share Their Mid-Term Reports

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...

Preparing The Crop For Harvest

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...

Industry News: September 2023

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....

Optimizing Irrigation Water In Oklahoma

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...

From Field To Home

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...

Key Role In Texas Cotton Production

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...

Hot Cotton

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....

Defoliation: Reaching The Finish Line In Georgia

⋅ 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...

Upholding The Standard

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...

Preparing For The Perfect Storm

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...

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