• By Ryan McGeeney •
Cotton growers who have been financially affected by the global drop in demand and market prices are now eligible for relief funding through the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released...
Row crop growers in Mississippi used a relatively dry May to make up for planting time lost earlier in the spring due to wet weather and soggy fields.
As of May 24, planting progress for the state’s four major row...
Industry Focuses On Prevention To Reduce Growing Plastic Contamination Issue
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
Plastic contamination has long been the bane of the U.S. cotton industry, which prides itself on producing a clean, quality product. Efforts to reduce the...
At the request of Gov. Greg Abbott, a specialized task force led by Texas A&M AgriLife experts is spearheading an initiative to protect Texas citizens, agriculture and honey bees if the “murder hornet,” or Asian giant hornet, arrives in...
• By Brad Robb •
South Carolina cotton producer Rusty Darby understands what negative impacts the U.S. trade war with China and the global pandemic continue to have on world cotton demand. Therefore, he assumed his role as the new...
In late 2018, I was in Lamesa, Texas, visiting my friend, and Cotton Board member, Matt Farmer, during cotton harvest. A film crew accompanied me because we were capturing some footage of Matt, his operation and his family, to...
With the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol’s launch underway this summer, the National Cotton Council was very pleased to learn that the industry’s sustainability initiative is now included in the Textile Exchange’s list of preferred fibers/materials.
Why is this inclusion significant?
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“Drivers, start your engines!” is the official command that announces the beginning of the Indianapolis 500, which has been billed as the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” It’s a daring, daunting, twisting, turning three-and-a-half hour adrenaline rush before the checkered...
Follow Dynamic Stink Bug Thresholds To Time Sprays, Maximize Cotton Yields In The Southeast
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
In the Southeast cotton belt, stink bugs are public enemy No. 1 year in and year out, feeding on developing seeds...
Sporting a faded, floppy-brimmed fedora, Aunt Blanche would lay on the horn of her bob truck even though my older brother, Mike, and I were waiting for her on our front porch. We grabbed our new 9-foot-long Bemis Blue...
Cotton Farmers Urged To Get Back To The Basics In Controlling Palmer Amaranth
• By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor •
Cotton farmers have made monumental advancements in weed control and pesticide stewardship across Georgia during the past five years, according to University...
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Selects Third-Party Verification Partner
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has selected Control Union Certifications North America to implement an independent, third-party verification program for the Trust Protocol system. Data about Trust Protocol cotton is proven via...
William Beam, U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy administrator for farm programs, notified the National Cotton Council that the Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee 2020 specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials are approved for Commodity Credit Corp. loan...
The hummingbirds that appeared in our backyard in March developed goose down to survive April and early May. Cotton seed planted in early May in North Alabama needed jackets and waders, while further south, they desperately thirsted for water....
What a difference a few months have made for Texas High Plains agricultural producers under the financial and other strains brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“COVID-19 has definitely had a negative impact on agriculture,” said DeDe Jones, Texas A&M...
