In football, “icing the kicker” is a ploy the opposing teams’ coaches have used for years in clutch field goal situations. It involves calling a time out either before the kicking team sets up, right after they set up...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Nematodes are sneaky pests — too small to see and often the cause of hard-to-diagnose yield loss. If you suspect low fertility or drought stress, nematodes could be the root of the problem. Ron Taylor of Tallapoosa...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture Cotton prices were red hot in 2022, but 2023 may see a cooling trend, not only in the markets, but also acres. 2022 was marked by severe drought that smothered...

New Upland, Pima Products Continue Push for Higher Yield Potential PhytoGen® cottonseed, the U.S. cottonseed brand of Corteva Agriscience, announces two new varieties for 2023. The company advances PhytoGen®brand PHY 415 W3FE and PhytoGen brand PHY 861 RF to complement its...

The Deltapine® brand Class of ’23 cotton varieties showcase the move to bring to market high-performing genetics in the newest biotech trait platform — Bollgard 3 ThryvOn Cotton with XtendFlex Technology. Announced today at the annual Deltapine New Product Evaluator...

I  grew up on a typical small family cotton farm in the 1940s and 1950s. We grew about 10-15 acres, depending on the season. We did everything by hand — chopped to thin the stand, hoed to control the grass,...

N ow is the time to begin sending in your nomination for the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association Ginner of the Year. Please consider taking the time to write a nomination letter. This is the highest honor a gin manager can...

⋅ BY DR. STEVE LI ⋅ Auburn University O ver past couple of years, we’ve done considerable work with drones and have begun exploring the use of spray drones for applications in cropping systems. Below are several common questions. Q. How much do...

Americot Announces More Boots On The Ground Americot, Inc. has added three new sales team members to the company and announced a leadership promotion. “As we continue to offer exceptional grower support in the Cotton Belt, we’re growing our team, and...

LSU AgCenter Team Receives Grant To Help Farmers Irrigate Efficiently ⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ W hen drought conditions set in across Louisiana this summer, many farmers resorted to irrigation to try to save their crops. While it helped preserve yields and...

  ALABAMA | Steve M. Brown I’m ready to sit down. We’ve almost made it to the end of 2022. My work crew this season consisted of my grad student Sam and me. Like many farmers, we couldn’t find good summer help, so...

T he visionary cotton producers who formed the Cotton Research and Promotion Program in the 1960s knew that to stay relevant in our industry they had to come together to tell the story of U.S. cotton. Over the years, the story...

C onservation-minded Texans have a new go-to source for science-based information about white-tailed deer and other big game across the state. Jacob Dykes, Ph.D., was recently hired as the new statewide wildlife specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and assistant professor in...

South Carolina And Georgia Producers Named 2022 Southeastern Farmers Of The Year S ince its inception in 1990, the Swisher/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award has evolved into the most prestigious honor in the Southeast and nation with 265...

The National Cotton Council-coordinated 2023 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) will provide research results and other timely information on topics ranging from dicamba usage to drone optimization with the aim of maximizing the production sector’s efficiency, sustainability and profitability. Who attends...