Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats to cotton production is Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease caused...

Meeting Offers A Diverse Lineup Of Pest Management And Production-Related Topics • By Carroll Smith, Editor • San Antonio, Texas, is the destination city for the Beltwide Cotton Conferences Jan. 4-6, 2022. The Cotton Consultants’ Conference will be held Tuesday, Jan. 4,...

3 Pima Cotton Cultivars Best At Combating Fusarium Wilt Disease • By Tiffany Dobbyn, University of California •  Pima cotton is the predominant variety of cotton grown in California. It’s ideal for making premium fabrics for clothing and bed sheets. But Fusarium...

Editor’s note: As you enter the 2022 planning season, get familiar with these tips about what to do following a natural disaster to successfully seek aid from government programs. Natural disasters can devastate farm families’ livelihoods, wreaking havoc on farm...

Crop Producers Will Use Tools To Conduct Site-Specific, Data-Based Evaluations • By Mary Lou Peter, Kansas State University • Kansas farmers have an opportunity to join other U.S. producers in participating in a $4 million conservation innovation grant aimed at improving...

One hundred years after airplanes were first used in applying insecticides to crops, a Mississippi State University flight lab is on a mission. It seeks to understand how today’s agricultural aviators can safely share the skies with unmanned aircraft...

I hand-picked cotton yesterday, just one plot in the oldest cotton fertility experiment in the world. One of 14 plots, my assigned two rows by 10 feet were good, and it took 25 minutes to pick everything from fluffy...

We have seen three issues pop up over the past few weeks related to the U.S. Department of Labor. The first one is related to the Wage and Hour Division of DOL. The second two are Occupational Safety and...

The National Cotton Council-coordinated 2022 Beltwide Cotton Conferences will share cutting-edge research results and other timely information to help U.S. cotton producers continue as global pacesetters. What is the meeting’s objective? The annual forum brings together university and U.S. Department of...

Position Is Funded By $2 Million From State Fertilizer Tonnage Fees • By Fred Miller, University of Arkansas • The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has appointed Trent Roberts the endowed chair in soil fertility research. He is an associate...

As parents, we get busy with our own responsibilities — typically work-related — and realize we must depend on our kids, the younger generation, to help out at times. You must “put them in charge” of something. I was reminded...

Financial Training Leads Arizona Farmer From Turnrow To Wall Street And Back • By Carroll Smith, Editor• Growing up in an Arizona cotton production area, Brian Rhodes never imagined the twists and turns his career path would take. His parents were schoolteachers in...

High-Quality, Portable Gadgets Help Keep Batteries Running And Fully Charged Shell jump starters feature currents that can jump start both diesel and gas engines. They have built-in flashlights, SOS lights as well as USB ports for fast charging of mobile...

The menu of cotton varieties from which to choose in 2022 includes a host of high-yielding, good quality selections. To help you get started, seed companies from across the Cotton Belt provided information about their headliners for Cotton Farming's annual...

Texas Cotton Marketing Economist Outlines Potential Contributing Components Cotton futures rose rapidly over recent weeks as speculators began buying for potentially big profits based on expectations that prices would go up, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. The...