⋅ By Kay Ledbetter ⋅
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is anticipating the largest competitive grant in the organization’s history, up to $65 million, to execute a five-year multi-commodity project to work with Texas’ large agricultural sector on expanding climate-smart agriculture and...
Farmers have several options for managing residue: Fire, flood and tillage, or some combination of the three. Use of each depends on what the production system used in the current season, the weather after harvest and what crop a...
PhytoGen W3E1 Varieties Will Be Available for the 2023 Season
PhytoGen® cottonseed, the U.S. cottonseed brand of Corteva Agriscience, today announced a new transgenic trait package, W3E1, for the 2023 season.
The W3E1 trait package combines the Enlist® cotton trait and WideStrike® 3 Insect Protection, giving cotton...
⋅ By Bruno P. Lena, Brenda V. Ortiz, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Guilherme Morata, Mailson Freire de Oliveira, Franciele Morlin, Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Pierce McClendon, Megan Thurmond, and Yin Bao ⋅
Efforts to put digital technologies and site-specific crop management practices...
⋅ ROBERT BRANAN ⋅
Please join this series of webinars on September 7, 14 and 21 at 12:30 p.m. for an update on conservation easements and their potential impact on land disposition (e.g. estate planning and farm succession decisions). Robert...
They gave Clifford Lee a new Chevy Silverado. They gave Gene Seigler a huge banquet. The “they” were the respective communities in which these men worked for many years. The gifts were expressions of appreciation and honor from farmers...
According to an announcement by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Harrison Ashley is the recipient of the 2022 Mayfield Cotton Engineering award for his superior service to the cotton industry and for his leadership in...
NCC Resumes Producer Information Exchange Tours
The National Cotton Council’s 2022 Producer Information Exchange program (P.I.E.) enabled Mid-South and Southeast cotton producers to see cotton and other agriculture related operations in Texas’ Lubbock and Lower Rio Grande Valley areas. West...
FLORIDA | David Wright
It has been a blessing working with UF Extension/research for 45 years (with retirement approaching Sept. 15, 2022) — and for 38 years with cotton growers in Florida.
In the early 1980s, Florida only had 2,000 to 3,000...
Among the many industry experts who are working tirelessly for cotton producers’ on-farm profitability and success are cotton breeders engaged in creating new cotton varieties for growers. New varieties go through fiber quality testing to ensure they are viable...
Texas A&M Agricultural & Food Policy Center Provides Overview
⋅ BY BLAIR FANNIN ⋅
The Inflation Reduction Act recently signed into law by President Biden not only extended the Affordable Care Act, but also infused funding to several agricultural conservation programs...
A Conversation With Louisiana Cotton Consultant Dr. Rogers Leonard
The working relationship between cotton farmers and their consultants is based, in large part, on mutual respect and trust.
Dr. Rogers Leonard, who operates Integrated Crop Consulting LLC in St. Joseph, Louisiana,...
Arizona Farmers, Ranchers Weigh In On State’s Mega-Drought
The third edition of the American Farm Bureau’s Assessing Western Drought Conditions survey illustrates many ground-level drought impacts, including an expected reduction in yields, removing or destroying orchard trees or multi-year crops, and selling...
Bringing Cotton Back To Eastern Carolina’s Landscape
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
In 1940, Gary Respess’ grandfather purchased some land that would become a legacy for generations to come.
Respess, a farmer, husband, father and grandfather, resides in Pantego, North Carolina....
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the National Cotton Council has resumed its Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) program — a very valuable educational initiative.
How is the P.I.E. program conducted?
During the program’s 30-year plus existence, the NCC’s Member Services...
