It was a sobering moment when I read the article on page 10 in which it was reported that the United States is expected to harvest its lowest number of cotton acres since the 19th century, according to an...
⋅ By Mary Hightower ⋅
The United States is expected to harvest its lowest number of cotton acres since the 19th century, according to an estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“USDA projected this year's harvested acres at 7.13 million,” said...
⋅ BY SEBE BROWN ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Much of the cotton in West Tennessee is not irrigated and the unseasonable dry growing conditions experienced since May have forced several fields into early cutout and halted growth. With rain chances as...
I love to race the freeway and country roads. I’m pretty good at it, according to me. I’m not so sure you would get that same opinion from other people who have ridden with me over the years. I...
Distractions have become “routine” in our daily lives. Our phones go off, we get text messages and we’re bombarded by the never-ending news cycle. Everything seems to be trying to get our attention, and it’s easy to lose sight...
To say that Cotton Incorporated’s Agricultural and Environmental Research Department (AERD) staff have a lot going on may be the understatement of the year. Each of the scientists on the AERD team serves as a project manager for a...
ALABAMA | Steve M. Brown
What a wild season! Wet conditions delayed initial field activities, but once planting began, we soon ran short on moisture, challenging efforts to achieve adequate stands. June included some of the hottest early summer temperatures in...
⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅
EDITOR
BASF’s e3 Sustainable Cotton Program recently reported a substantial uptick in grower participation. More than 900 farmers, who grow FiberMax and Stoneville cotton, enrolled by registering cotton bales from their 2021 growing season — a...
It’s summer, farming is in full swing — as are thunderstorms and lightning. For farmers who irrigate, Clemson Extension agents say spending a few extra bucks can help save a life or prevent permanent disabilities.
Lightning and thunderstorms typically occur...
Bringing Biodiversity And Sustainability Into The Equation Daily
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSISTANT EDITOR
When approached by Delta F.A.R.M. years ago, Michael and Doreen Muzzi of TKT Farms in Shaw, Mississippi, made a decision that would reap benefits for years to...
Importance Of Historical Weather Information To Setting Premiums
⋅ BY PAUL SCHATTENBERG ⋅
A new study by agricultural economics experts from Texas A&M AgriLife and Virginia Tech makes a strong case for using historical weather information in crop insurance programs for even more accurate...
The National Cotton Council is engaging with Congress well before development and debate of the 2023 farm bill.
How have farm bill priorities been conveyed thus far?
Early this year, the NCC provided testimony at a House Agriculture Committee hearing, “A...
According to the Farmers’ Almanac, the “Dog Days” of summer are from July 3 to Aug. 11 each year. “They’re usually the hottest and most unbearable days of the season,” the publication said. “We often hear about the “Dog...
Scotty Raines didn’t grow up on a farm, but his father kept a large garden at home. His mother, a beautician, had a beauty shop behind their house. So Scotty began his agrarian career by selling produce from the...
Betty Allen Farms in Latta, South Carolina, has been in Keith Allen’s family for nearly 200 proverbial lean and fat years. Growing from a modest holding in 1837 to 3800 acres today, the farm has experienced everything from near...
