MARY HIGHTOWER
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
PHOTO: Ryan McGeeney / University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
While the number of gins in Arkansas has declined to tie the all-time low of 26 set in 2015, the state still boasts the nation’s busiest gin.
The...
merri.day / agrilife.org
Agriculture has always faced uncertainty. Although agricultural risk management has come a long way in recent years, producers face a multifaceted risk landscape that is constantly changing due to unpredictable weather, evolving regulatory frameworks, and volatile markets....
Camp Hand, Wade Parker, and Chris McCranie
University of Georgia Extension
Attached here you can find our PRELIMINARY on-farm variety trial results for 2025. Once all locations have been ginned and fiber quality data are received from the classing office, we will finalize...
DENISE ATTAWAY
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Christopher Saski, a systems geneticist and professor in the Clemson Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, is leading a study that involves genetically engineering cotton to provide faster crop improvements and more resilient cotton strains.
Zhigang Li...
CHERYL MACKOWTAK
GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA
Cotton production in Florida’s Panhandle presents a unique set of challenges: light, sandy soils, variable rainfall, and diverse field conditions. One of the most critical decisions growers face each season is how much nitrogen (N) to apply,...
Low prices, a difficult growing season and expensive inputs could spell a shift away from cotton for growers in 'survival mode.' (Division of Agriculture photo.)
SARAH CATO
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
With excessive rainfall at planting and hot, dry weather mid-season, Arkansas cotton...
MR. & DR. LEWIS
BY: ROB MILLS
STAFF WRITER - COTTON FARMING
Growing up, I sat next to my dad many, many nights, as he talked about topics and issues, big and small. Occasionally Texas would come up. He’d tell me “Robert,...
By: Stacey Gorman, Senior Director of Communications, The Cotton Board
If there’s one thing cotton producers know right now, it’s that these are not easy times on the farm. Prices are low, input costs are high, and competition from synthetics...
Jacob Johnson, a Clemson University master's student, uses a Leica stereo microscope to study Upland cotton genes. Stereo microscopes allow scientists to view, analyze and document specimens in two and three dimensions.
DENISE ATTAWAY
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Jacob Johnson, a Clemson University...
With the cotton market this challenging, growers need solid, high-performing varieties. That’s what NexGen® delivered in 2025 – and there’s so much more to come! We are proud to share the latest varieties our breeding team has developed and...
ERIC STANN
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new purpose to an...
Ben McKnight
As the 2025 growing season draws to an end in the South, East, and Central regions of Texas, many producers across these areas are pleased with cotton yield and fiber quality. With the price of cotton where it’s...
Brian Pieralisi
To say that 2025 has been a challenging year for cotton growers and the cotton industry would be grossly understating it. Going into this year, there were no surprises from high input costs and low market prices. However,...
Tyson Raper
The 2025 season has been tough. Generally, Tennessee’s cotton acres were extremely wet through the end of June and extremely dry from July through early October. The weather pattern created a very shallow-rooted crop, which had very little ability...
Shelly Kerns
We are nearing the very end of cotton harvest here in Louisiana, with the exception of a some later planted acres. So far, growers have reported picking around 1,200 lbs. to 1,600 lbs., with some reports nearing or...
