Sunday, June 28, 2026

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...

Fusarium wilt of cotton more aggressive and diverse than previously understood

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...

2022 Cotton Consultants’ Conference

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,...

Improved Resistance

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...

What Farmers Need To Know About Disaster Assistance

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...

Study Features On-Farm Precision Experiments

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...

Can Ag Aviators And Drones Find Harmony?

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...

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