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...
• By Tiffany Dowell Lashmet •
Question: What statutory protections are available as a defense to a landowner if hunters are injured on my land?
Answer: With opening weekend for deer season right around the corner, this is a great and...
Research has long been an anchor that helps cotton producers achieve high production and profitability in their operations. Likewise, ag research is at the core of Cotton Incorporated’s mission. The collaboration between scientists and growers participating in on-farm research...
Everyone has their favorite expletives. When I was a child, I always laughed when the cartoon character, Charlie Brown, got frustrated and said, “rats!” He was a classy guy, not given to cussin’. It is also funny that while...
It’s “everything I could imagine and more!” That’s how Katherine Allen described her first months as a student in a unique graduate certificate program in waterfowl habitat and recreational management.
Allen, who graduated from Louisiana State University in May, is...
• By Jennifer Whitlock •
In recent weeks, farm input costs have soared to record highs, leading farmers and ranchers in the Lone Star State to become increasingly worried.
During an interview with RFD-TV, Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening relayed...
• By Fred Miller •
Phil Tugwell — “Tug” to his friends — was known as a hard worker who was generous with resources, knowledge, credit and … well, pretty much everything.
Noel Philip Tugwell died Oct. 20 in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
