How To Obtain A Maximum Return On Your Cotton Investment
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Adam Hixson, technical service representative for BASF, recently went through his list of recommendations for controlling weeds in cotton this year and beyond. The following...
GEORGIA | Camp Hand
As I write this May 5, planters are starting to roll in Georgia. Although we are getting started, we are a little behind as it has been relatively cool for the end of April and first week...
2023 Trust Protocol Grower Enrollment Open
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced recently that enrollment for the 2023 crop year is open now through Sept. 1, providing growers the opportunity to complete data entry prior to harvest. The updated timing...
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit held a hearing recently to review producers’ needs for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Among the witnesses was Shawn Holladay, Dawson County producer, Plains Cotton Growers past president and...
In 1973, the Seal of Cotton trademark was created and 50 years later, it has become an iconic symbol to consumers and is globally recognized by the textile industry. The power of the seal is still real today with...
How A South Carolina Grower Tackles Nematodes Head On
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jason Waltz farms cotton in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He recently worked with Clemson University and Deltapine on a nematode study. In the study, they tested...
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When I was 13 years old, my dad — who also is a consultant — started taking me to the field to scout cotton, which was his biggest crop. Later on, I...
Cultivating A Delta Legacy
⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅
EDITOR
Brian Fyfe is a fourth-generation farmer born and raised around Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 1926, his great grandfather, Thomas Granville Wilsford, bought some property near Moon Lake that had operated as a 700-acre...
Liquid Prep App Aims To Provide Accurate Data, Global Cost-Effectiveness
In a joint effort, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and IBM are working to develop low-cost sensors and a smartphone app, aimed to provide farmers a new tool for making real-time decisions about when...
The National Cotton Council is urging its producer members to enroll their 2023 cotton crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol during the signup window that ends on September 1, 2023.
How beneficial is enrolling during this revamped signup window?
As...
During the heat of the production season, early risers and late nighters aptly describes the nature of a crop consultant. Their day typically begins before sunup as they head out to the field to start work at first light....
⋅ BY DREW VIGUET ⋅
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAW CENTER
Years of controversy, recent litigation and amended regulation of agricultural pesticides are changing and molding the farming landscape, including for the Mid-South region of the U.S.
The National Agricultural Law Center’s 10th Annual...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced today that enrollment for the 2023 crop year is open now through September 1, providing growers the opportunity to complete data entry prior to harvest. The updated timing also better aligns with peak...
In the mid-1990s before our entry into the transgenic era, a bag of cotton seed cost around $35. Formerly, a bag was a standard 50 lbs., though in the old days 100-lb. bags were sometimes used. In 2023 in...
