⋅ BY STACEY GORMAN ⋅
WARREN, ARKANSAS
The Cotton Board is governed by its membership consisting of both cotton producers and importers. The importers serving on The Cotton Board represent major U.S. brands and retailers — significant downstream cotton users. The...
⋅ BY SCOTT H. GRAHAM ⋅
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Getting into the cotton business is an expensive endeavor and staying in it can be even more difficult. From highly specialized equipment needs, like pickers, to fertilizers or a bag of seed, few...
The National Cotton Council’s Strategic Planning Task Force is tackling the competitive challenge facing the cotton industry with innovative strategies to ensure a sustainable future.
Why was the Strategic Planning Task Force established?
The Strategic Planning Task Force was established to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
⋅ 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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
