• By Tyson Raper •
I dug through my closet to get a jacket this morning. With cooler temps creeping into the forecast, calls on defoliation timing, products and rates have really picked up. In this blog, I highlight results...
• By Larry Oldham •
Participating in the soil carbon (C) market requires baseline information about the producer’s inventory to offer potential buyers. This fall is the time for the soil carbon-curious growers to begin establishing their benchmarks. Surveys show...
Part I: First Harvest Aid Application
By Adam Hixson, BASF Technical Service Representative
In West Texas and Southwest Oklahoma, the cotton crop is a week to two weeks behind. Because we’ve had plenty of rain, some of the dryland fields look...
The Cotton Trust Protocol will host a series of live webinars, from Sept. 14 through Dec. 14, that will walk interested growers through the process of signing up.
Attendees will learn how the Trust Protocol helps U.S. cotton growers meet...
Research Shows Benefits Of Soil Moisture Monitoring Technology.
A Clemson University irrigation specialist has found using soil moisture sensors in fields can increase average net income by almost 20%.
Jose Payero, assistant professor and irrigation specialist housed at the Edisto Research...
Conditions Favorable For Pest Populations To Build
• By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor •
Will cotton avoid the march of fall armyworms that lay siege to hayfields, turf crops and vegetables this summer? From Texas to Arkansas and down to Florida, the...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
Nearly four years in the works, John Deere’s larger and more efficient CP770 picker and CS770 stripper were launched Aug. 2. The company will begin taking orders for the machines in October and anticipates...
As Cotton Prices Rally, Caution Signs Grow On The Road Ahead
• By Yangxuan Liu,
University of Georgia •
Cotton prices surged recently to the lower 90-cents-per-pound range and even reached as high as 97.33 cents per pound for front month...
An Educational Discussion Of The Estate Tax, The Gift Tax And The Capital Gains Tax
• By Tiffany Dowell Lashmet,
Texas A&M AgriLife •
Disclaimers: The first is that I am not a certified public accountant or an accountant. I’m here to...
The Louisiana Master Farmer Program, which began in 2001, is getting a new “toolbox” to help spread the message of conservation and environmental stewardship.
Twenty years ago, the Louisiana State University AgCenter partnered with several agricultural organizations to develop a...
• By Jamie Johansson,
President, California Farm Bureau Federation •
It’s hard to ignore an all-too-common scene looking east to the Sierra, or by stepping outside onto my Butte County farm and into an eerily familiar aromatic smoke. It’s wildfire season,...
The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association Summer Internship Program has hosted more than 30 individuals since it began in 2008. The internships give college students a chance to see what cotton ginning may look like as a career path.
TCGA hopes...
• By Adam Russell,
Texas A&M AgriLife •
Out-of-control weeds related to untimely rains since late spring hit Texas producers, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Rainy weather across the state created a convergence of problems related to weeds...
TCGA’s Kelley Green Honored
Tony Williams, left, Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association executive vice president, recently recognized Kelley Green for his 30-year contribution as the TCGA director of technical services. Williams presented Green with a plaque and a Bass Pro Shop...
Lately, I seem to find myself reflecting on the bright spots in my career in the cotton industry. We are not lacking good times or good people in this business.
The past 13 years of my cotton career have been...
