Friday, March 13, 2026

Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

What It Is USDA’s Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). These one-time economic assistance payments will...

Pivot Bio Announces New Product Launch For U.S. Cotton

Company’s Latest Technology Is Now Accessible To Growers And Partners Across The U.S. Cotton Belt Pivot Bio, one of the world’s most innovative agtech companies, announced that it has commercially launched a new product for cotton crops in the United...

Who Will Hold The Knife?

The top item on my bucket list has been revised: “To write something worthwhile that will outlive me.” The “outlive me” addition is not really new, just previously undisclosed. It’s embarrassing to confess vanity. To be clear though, I’m too...

TCGA Gin Show: Year Two Of The Cotton Belt Gin Connection

Editor’s note: The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association will host its 117th Gin Show April 3-4 in Lubbock at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Once again, the goal is to reach out to gins all across the Cotton Belt and enhance...

Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2025 Trustees’ Awards

The Georgia Cotton Commission’s Trustees’ Awards were presented at the 2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting January 29 in Tifton. The Trustees’ Awards are awarded to individuals who have dedicated themselves to the advancement of the cotton industry in...

Last-Minute Tips To Get Primed For Planting

NORTH CAROLINA | Guy Collins As I write this on Jan. 29, we are preparing for our winter cotton meeting season during the month of February. When looking at the article I wrote exactly a year ago, I mentioned we made...

Management Strategy For Short-Season Timeliness

⋅ BY KEITH EDMISTEN AND GUY COLLINS ⋅ COTTON EXTENSION SPECIALISTS — CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY The key to successful cotton production in North Carolina is the adoption of a short-season management strategy. Cotton growers may equate short-season...

Industry News: March 2025

Economic Assistance Payment For Row Crop Producers Financial difficulties faced by U.S. agricultural crop producers in 2024 created an urgent need for financial support. Articles in Southern Ag Today have highlighted some of the challenges facing peanut and cotton producers...

2025 TCGA Special Section

It is time once again to return to Lubbock for the 117th Annual Meeting and Cotton Trade Show of the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association. The TCGA staff have been hard at work to make sure this is a memorable...

A New Frontier: Drones Step Up Their Game In Agriculture

Digital-Twin Technology Harnesses AI To Interpret Data, Remove Guesswork Crop farmers in South Texas are witnessing the future of agriculture unfold with the advent of digital-twin technology. Spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, this cutting-edge approach combines remote sensing, big data...

Producer Improves Yield and Gains ‘Peace of Mind’

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ L ike many farmers, Jonathan Bobbitt continually looks for ways he can save time and streamline his operation. He’s open to new ideas, especially if they can make cotton management easier and improve yield potential. That curiosity led...

On-Farm Water Capture And Reuse

Given the variability of weather conditions that impact the Southeast throughout the year, researchers at North Carolina State University have been studying the impacts of water capture and reuse for irrigation for cotton production throughout the region. With funding from...

Flash From The Past Still Pertinent Today

At times, when our senses are heightened, we have a strong feeling we have experienced something before. It’s not exactly déjà vu because déjà vu has been described as an uncanny feeling that something is familiar when it’s not....

Cotton Challenges And Changes

The 2025 World Cotton Outlook highlights ongoing economic pressures and trade uncertainties, projecting a decrease in U.S. cotton acreage and harvested area, while anticipating modest growth in world cotton consumption and trade. What were the main challenges for the U.S....

Salute to Service: Mahindra’s Military Giveaway is Here

Mahindra Launches 11th Annual Military Salute Giveaway to Thank Our Military Mahindra Ag North America (MAgNA) announced the return of an exciting tradition: the annual Mahindra Military Salute Giveaway. This year’s giveaway features a Mahindra 1120 tractor with a loader and...

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