Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James recently announced a new definition for "waters of the United States.” With the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, the EPA and the Army...
North Carolina Farmer Says The Crop Fits Well At ‘The Foot Of The Mountains’
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
In North Carolina, the Piedmont falls between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains. Aaron Burleson and his cousin, Andrew Burleson,...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
Dr. Dan Fromme, who grew up on a Texas cotton farm and has been working in cotton most of his life, was recognized as the 2020 Cotton Specialist of the Year during the recent...
Because we live in such a fast-moving world these days, bombarded by hysterical Chicken Little cries that “the sky is falling,” it’s often difficult to maintain a positive perspective. I believe the antidote is to slow down for a...
Don Daily with Dexter Supply Co., also known as Modern Gin Co., was recently honored as the 2019 Southeastern Ginner of the Year at the Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting in Savannah, Georgia.
Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association President Drake Perrow presented...
The 68th Annual Mid-South Farm And Gin Show
Located not far from the Mighty Mississippi, the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is a not-for-profit educational opportunity for farmers and other folks involved in agriculture. This year’s event will be held...
Water wells are a tricky business. From the moment a well is drilled, it’s generally designed to “run to failure” much akin to “planned obsolesce” on a cell phone. Even some well rehabilitation efforts often operate on the same...
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Cotton Incorporated, the research and marketing company funded by U.S. cotton producers and importers. It is the sole-source contractor of The Cotton Board and was created in 1970. A group of visionary...
During 2019, the National Cotton Council worked closely with the Administration and Congress to advance passage of a meaningful disaster recovery package.
What were some major NCC actions?
■ The NCC strongly advocated for legislation to provide relief and recovery assistance...
UT Releases Field Crop Insect Management Recommendations
The University of Tennessee Extension Service says the 2020 version of PB 1768, Insect Management Recommendations for Field Crops (and pasture), is now available online.
“The guide has gone through substantial revision this year...
I don’t like thick stands of cotton. What looks just right in May is too thick in August. And I sure don’t like hill-dropping that results in three or more plants per hill. I can’t stand spindly stalks. Think...
• By Johnny Morgan •
The Louisiana State University AgCenter recently presented awards to three students who have worked at AgCenter research stations in northeast Louisiana.
The awards, given to full-time and part-time student workers, were recommended by faculty at the...
In 2018, the state began spending greenhouse gas reduction fund money from the Cap and Trade Program on the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions Program.
The FARMER Program was designed to mirror the state’s existing Carl Moyer Program...
Imagine A Season Without Foliar Sprays For Thrips
As most growers, consultants and researchers will painfully attest, thrips were extremely heavy and problematic throughout most of the Southeastern cotton and peanut growing region in 2019.
From Georgia and Alabama to the...
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Jamey Duesterhaus has grown PhytoGen® cottonseed since 2017 on irrigated and dryland acres near Littlefield in the Texas Panhandle. Following the 2016 season, he says he was looking for varieties to help control the resistant weed species...
