This program will help the South Carolina agricultural community develop barrier-free farming.
– Dale Layfield, Clemson associate professor of agricultural education
Aging and ailments limit some South Carolina farmers, but faculty and researchers at Clemson and South Carolina State universities are...
⋅ BY SUSAN HIMES ⋅
Texas A&M AgriLife
Optional auxin training offered
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the 2023 Southwest Texas Crop Kick-off program on Jan. 18 for Frio, Medina, Uvalde and Zavala counties.
The program will be from 8 a.m.-2:30...
⋅ BY KAY LEDBETTER ⋅
Texas A&M AgriLife
Educators from Oklahoma, Texas to provide cotton, summer crop updates
The 10th annual Red River Crops Conference, designed for producers in southwest Oklahoma and the Texas Rolling Plains, is set for Jan. 18-19 in...
The 2022 Southern Plains cotton crop will be remembered as one of the most challenging seasons in many years. Between the lack of rainfall, excessive heat and high winds, establishing any type of cover crop and viable commodity was...
All of us at Cotton Farming would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the My Turn column through the years. Many of our readers have told us it’s one of their favorite pages in the magazine.
As we...
The cotton gin’s invention served as the first test of the newly created U.S. patent system. The technical problems of Eli Whitney’s design led to almost immediate modifications that were put into place by other farmers and inventors. The...
TFB Highlights Successes In Year Of Agricultural Hardships
Texas farmers and ranchers battled the hardships of drought, inflation and high input costs but still led the state’s largest general farm organization to many successes this year, according to Texas Farm...
Navigating The 2023 ‘Winter’ In Cotton Farming
⋅ BY YANGXUAN LIU ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Cotton prices in the year 2022 were like a roller coaster ride, combined with an increase in volatility and the highest price achieved for the past decade...
The National Cotton Council’s voice is steadily persistent on matters that could affect cotton producers’ ability to compete in the global marketplace.
What were some key activities this past year?
Cotton flow and marketing activities received a major NCC focus in...
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...
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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...
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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,...
