Texas Native Devotes His Career To Serving The Ginning Industry ⋅ BY AUBRY HEINRICH ⋅ PLAINS COTTON COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION For more than three decades, Tony Williams has dedicated himself to helping cotton gins be safer and more profitable. That work has strengthened...

Virginia Researchers Make Their Mark In Precision Agriculture ⋅ BY MARY HARDBARGER ⋅ On the Eastern Shore of Virginia, drones hover in the sky collecting data to be  analyzed on the ground. The results are tools growers can use to tackle...

U.S. cotton’s economic outlook is being clouded by factors ranging from supply chain disruptions to rising inflation. How is 2022 starting? The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic’s shock to global trade have created an unprecedented level of stress and disruption...

Technology continues to move the agricultural industry forward and make a tough job like farming a little easier. For those who have been in the farming business for a while, one of the first technological conveniences you may recall...

Texas native James Todd was born in Corpus Christi and lived there until he was 10 years old. The family moved to San Antonio, then on to Cleburne, Texas, and finally landed in Plainview when Todd was a freshman...

A Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service economist says cotton growers should look at pricing some of their 2022 production if they haven’t already and locking in input costs now if they can. Cotton futures are at a 10-year-high and a...

A new University of Missouri Extension publication and related online tool can guide farmers through the difficult task of keeping the farm running when the owner or key decision-maker cannot. When someone becomes ill or incapacitated, family members often struggle...

The 70th Annual Mid-South Farm And Gin Show Located not far from the Mighty Mississippi, the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is a not-for-profit educational opportunity for farmers and other folks involved in agriculture. This year’s event will be held...

I grew up in the Panhandle of Texas, amidst dirt, cattle, horses and blowing snow. After high school, I made the move to Lubbock, where Texas Tech University provided me with my first glimpse into the intriguing world of cotton....

The National Cotton Council actively weighs in on legislation and regulations affecting U.S. cotton industry viability. ⬛ What about key legislative measures? The Senate and House agriculture committees have made climate policy a priority (the Growing Climate Solutions Act passed the...

Tom Stallings of the Funston Gin in Funston, Georgia, is named the 2021 Southeast Cotton Ginner of the Year. The award was presented at the Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting held recently in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Southern Southeastern...

Nematodes, Thrips And That Haircut On Dec. 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Clyo, Georgia time, Clayton Waller parked his cotton picker, filed some miscellaneous paperwork and headed to town to tackle the one thing woefully behind schedule — a haircut....

Davis Family Farms Is Dedicated To Remaining Sustainable And Preserving Its Legacy • By Carroll Smith, Editor • When Bart Davis was 17 years old, he lost his mother. When he was 18, his father passed away, and Davis had to bring...

e3 Sustainable Cotton Program Provides Traceable, Transparent Supply Chain For U.S. Cotton  • By Carroll Smith, Editor • For the past few years, consumers have expressed a desire to know more about the fiber from which their clothing and woven home goods...