Tuesday, March 17, 2026

A Year Of Good Yields And Prices

Farmers Across The Cotton Belt Reap The Benefits Of A Bountiful Harvest And Strong Market • By Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia • Every year in October and November, harvest approached across the Cotton Belt. This year was no exception, as cotton...

Goodbye To The Grinch

If I had to put a face on the pandemic, it would be a big, green, ugly Grinch with a furrowed brow and villainous eyes. Two years ago, it sneaked into the lives of people around the world and...

The ‘Wet Stuff’ Drives Acreage

Lack Of Water Reduces California Farmers’ Incentive To Grow Cotton • By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation • Lack of water for agriculture could dampen prospects for California farmers to grow more cotton, even as prices for the commodity have soared. Diminished...

Seeking A Smoother Supply Chain

Throughout 2021, the National Cotton Council engaged with the Biden administration and Congress on finding remedies to an economically debilitating supply chain situation. ■ What has been conveyed? Early in 2021, the NCC, the American Cotton Shippers Association and other agriculture...

Dude, The Barking Dog

I’ve written about Dude before. He’s the mongrel of unknown heritage who moved from California to Georgia over a year ago. Dude and Louise, a streetwise chihuahua, shared a house with our son, Seth, in Los Angeles. Louise and...

2021 Cotton Season Recap

The U. S. Department of Agriculture estimates for the 2021 Alabama cotton crop have remained slightly above 900 pounds per acre since the initial August report. Maybe they are close, but I don’t know HOW they make their guesses....

Transform Low-Quality Cotton Into A Plastic Alternative

How To Market Cotton Not Suited For Textile Processing • By Karen Michael, Texas Tech University • When cotton is abundant but the quality is low, farmers still need to sell the product. Texas Tech University researchers are exploring ways to use cotton...

Plan to attend Alabama Row Crops Short Course, Jan. 18-19

Alabama producers can brush up on best management practices and prepare for the upcoming growing seasons at the 2022 Alabama Row Crops Short Course. The course will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18, and Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Embassy...

Syngenta trademarks new insecticide active ingredient

Syngenta Crop Protection has trademarked a new insecticide active ingredient, Plinazolin technology, for launch in the coming years. It contains the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee’s Group 30. This group of insecticides is known...

Three leaders take home Texas Tech Outstanding Agriculturalist Awards

Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored three leaders with the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Awards recently during the 94th annual CASNR Pig Roast at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The Pig Roast also celebrates...

Read the fine print: Who owns and controls farm data?

• By Brad Buck • With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, data derived from farms might be more valuable than the crops growers produce. That’s because farmers can make money from their data when companies use it for other...

Texas A&M offers education at Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will once again provide educational programming through several different events at the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo. AgriLife Extension’s...

Texas cotton farmer honored as Field to Market farmer of the year

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture recently recognized three individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership through their efforts to advance continuous improvement in the sustainability of U.S. commodity crop production. The winners of the Farmer of the...

Clemson students develop robotic system to minimize crop waste

Two Clemson University students have developed a machine they say can minimize crop waste during harvest and help farmers save money. The GPS-guided, unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), Agrus, was developed by students Megan Io Ariadne “Mia” Abenina and Jake Menloe...

Alabama cotton crop truly a mixed bag

Alabama cotton producers are nearing one month of harvest. After many early season delays, dastardly weather at the end of October and some difficult field conditions, producers are ready to hit the field and bring in the crop. Alabama Cooperative...

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