Josh Lee I think country singer and Alabamian Riley Green sang it best: “I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high.” This has been the anthem on repeat for cotton prices in the 2025 season. Despite...

Camp Hand It is amazing how much can change in a year. Looking back at what we wrote in May — which was the most recent Specialists Speaking — and comparing where we are now, it feels like 2025 was...

Jenny Dudak The 2025 cotton season started wet for most areas, leaving us with replanted or late-planted cotton across the state. Heat units were also something we were tracking closely all season as we were consistently, on average, 200 heat...

Link To Original Article: https://cottonmarketing.tamu.edu/ Through Friday, November 7, ICE cotton futures gradually descended across the week (see chart above courtesy of Barchart.com).  Dec’25 ICE cotton futures settled Friday at 63.62 cents per pound. Other ag futures markets show similar patterns this...

Many sources attribute the origin of the phrase “in my mind’s eye” to Chaucer who used it in The Man of Law’s Tale in the 14th century. Shakespeare picked up the phrase in “Hamlet,” and today it’s a common...

My love of cotton began first as a subject of study for its fascinating mysteries. In the 40+ years I have studied this botanical immigrant, I have met many students of the plant from different backgrounds and disciplines who...

NCGA Elects 2025 Officers Originally established in 1937 with its charter of incorporation in Mississippi, the National Cotton Ginners Association is the umbrella organization for eight state and regional ginner associations. NCGA also represents approximately 500 individual cotton ginning operations in 17 cotton...

NORTH CAROLINA | Guy Collins As I write this in late March, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture is in full swing with the cotton seed quality testing program as seed is moving into North Carolina more and more rapidly. By...

USDA Announces 2025 Cotton Loan Rate Differentials The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the 2025 crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton. The differentials, also referred to as loan rate premiums and discounts, were calculated...

The past five to 10 years have brought many innovations in technology that we see in our daily lives and the devices we use. Even on the farm, equipment, GPS and applications are changing constantly. Five years ago, we...

Maximize Cotton Emergence By Ensuring Your Planter Is Ready ⋅ BY WES PORTER ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Cotton planting season has arrived, so be sure that your equipment is ready to go. This season is going to be tough on cotton with...

⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR In cotton, nematodes have been called the invisible enemy, the threat beneath the soil and other ominous names. They tend to attack the plant’s roots — which increases susceptibility to disease — hinder water and...

For Five Generations, The Legacy Continues… ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR When a young, north Alabama girl wakes up to see ice forming in the glass on the bedside table, she knows they are living in hard times. Despite those early...

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Greg Smith Buffalo Island Crop Services Lake City, Arkansas Both sides of my family always farmed cotton. It’s all I have ever known. Last year, the cotton crop got off to a good start although we did have a...

⋅ BY DR. GUY COLLINS ⋅ EXTENSION COTTON SPECIALIST NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Farmers have been asking if starter or pop-up fertilizer is essential for cotton, or if it can be cut out of the budget. This is a relatively common question,...