I am blessed to be a fourth-generation farmer and a second-generation California farmer. My parents, Ted and Deborah Sheely, moved to California from Arizona to farm cotton in California’s Central Valley in the 1970s.
We are south of Fresno and...
The H-2A temporary agricultural program is for bringing in laborers from other countries to work in agriculture when there is no other source of employees in an area. Typically, this work is limited to “on a farm” or “by...
New ‘Thriving In Cotton’ Series Kicks Off In November
To help cotton farmers make next season their best, PhytoGen is again sponsoring the “Thriving in Cotton” series in Cotton Farming.
Throughout the series, producers and PhytoGen cotton development specialists from across...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
BASF recently launched an industrywide initiative – “Operation Weed Eradication” – that challenges growers and others within agriculture to take a zero-tolerance approach to ridding fields of devastating weeds.
“As an industry, we’ve talked about...
A big part of what makes West Texas one of the leading cotton-producing regions in the world is the hot, dry weather that defines the area and is ideal for encouraging cotton growth.
But that weather also can be unpredictable...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Demand, trade wars and global economic scenarios are all playing their part in the weak cotton market.
About 80 people involved in different aspects of the cotton sector gathered recently in the new building of Lubbock,...
• By Yangxuan Liu •
In 2019, Georgia’s farmers planted 1.4 million acres of cotton, which is the third-highest planted acreage for the past decade, down 30,000 acres from 2018. The average cotton yield is forecast at 932 pounds per...
The annual Rolling Plains Summer Field Day, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Vernon, is set for Sept. 24 at the agency’s Chillicothe Research Station, 1340 Farm-to-Market Road 392, Chillicothe.
The free program will begin...
When relentless spring rains pushed the planting window wide open, entomologists predicted problems for Arkansas row-crops. That has certainly proven true for the state’s late-planted cotton, soybeans and rice, said Gus Lorenz, Extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas...
Healthy soils are important for healthy crops and Clemson University researcher Rongzhong Ye says planting cover crops, especially cereal rye, can help rejuvenate South Carolina soils.
Cover crops during the off-season can help build organic carbon in the soil, Ye...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has found southwestern cotton rust disease in fields in western and southern Gaines County and along the county line between Cochran and Hockley counties.
AgriLife Extension specialists say the severity of the disease is...
Now that sign-up for the 2018 farm law has begun, National Cotton Council staff will be conducting farm law education webinars. The dates and times (all Central) are:
Thursday, Sept. 19, 8 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 23, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 8...
With harvest season less than a month away for some Georgia cotton farmers, knowing when to defoliate is an important decision all growers have to make, according to Mark Freeman, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension cotton agronomist.
Before cotton can...
Years ago, there were considerable educational efforts regarding the initial 40 days of the season. Starting strong — achieving a respectable stand, obtaining good weed control with minimal crop injury, and winning the battle against thrips and seedling disease...
Producers are always looking for ways to improve their bottom line, and Cotton Incorporated invests in producer profitability as well. This year, they have teamed with Quail Forever to help cotton farmers make the most of under-producing acres by...
