Randy Norton The 2025 Arizona cotton season has been a year of contrasts marked by encouraging progress and a few lingering challenges. The crop got off to a strong start with solid germination and stand establishment across most regions. Coming off...

Guy Collins This year has certainly been unique and has brought its share of challenges as every year does. Planting season started out well. A noticeable number of acres were planted in mid- to late-April and early May as warm...

Ken Legé Soil moisture and rainfall are at the focus of everything for the cotton crop in the High Plains of West Texas, and 2025 was no different. A dry winter was followed by very timely planting rains that were...

  Josh Lee I think country singer and Alabamian Riley Green sang it best: “I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high.” This has been the anthem on repeat for cotton prices in the 2025 season. Despite...

Camp Hand It is amazing how much can change in a year. Looking back at what we wrote in May — which was the most recent Specialists Speaking — and comparing where we are now, it feels like 2025 was...

Jenny Dudak The 2025 cotton season started wet for most areas, leaving us with replanted or late-planted cotton across the state. Heat units were also something we were tracking closely all season as we were consistently, on average, 200 heat...

Link To Original Article: https://cottonmarketing.tamu.edu/ Through Friday, November 7, ICE cotton futures gradually descended across the week (see chart above courtesy of Barchart.com).  Dec’25 ICE cotton futures settled Friday at 63.62 cents per pound. Other ag futures markets show similar patterns this...

Many sources attribute the origin of the phrase “in my mind’s eye” to Chaucer who used it in The Man of Law’s Tale in the 14th century. Shakespeare picked up the phrase in “Hamlet,” and today it’s a common...

My love of cotton began first as a subject of study for its fascinating mysteries. In the 40+ years I have studied this botanical immigrant, I have met many students of the plant from different backgrounds and disciplines who...

NCGA Elects 2025 Officers Originally established in 1937 with its charter of incorporation in Mississippi, the National Cotton Ginners Association is the umbrella organization for eight state and regional ginner associations. NCGA also represents approximately 500 individual cotton ginning operations in 17 cotton...

NORTH CAROLINA | Guy Collins As I write this in late March, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture is in full swing with the cotton seed quality testing program as seed is moving into North Carolina more and more rapidly. By...

USDA Announces 2025 Cotton Loan Rate Differentials The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the 2025 crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton. The differentials, also referred to as loan rate premiums and discounts, were calculated...

The past five to 10 years have brought many innovations in technology that we see in our daily lives and the devices we use. Even on the farm, equipment, GPS and applications are changing constantly. Five years ago, we...

Maximize Cotton Emergence By Ensuring Your Planter Is Ready ⋅ BY WES PORTER ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Cotton planting season has arrived, so be sure that your equipment is ready to go. This season is going to be tough on cotton with...

⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR In cotton, nematodes have been called the invisible enemy, the threat beneath the soil and other ominous names. They tend to attack the plant’s roots — which increases susceptibility to disease — hinder water and...