Research has long been an anchor that helps cotton producers achieve high production and profitability in their operations. Likewise, ag research is at the core of Cotton Incorporated’s mission. The collaboration between scientists and growers participating in on-farm research...
North Carolina farmer and cotton industry leader Brad Warren is using cover crops, no-till and new planter technologies to lower production risks and increase his farm’s overall sustainability.
One of the most pressing issues facing the U.S. cotton industry today...
Beginning this month, Bayer will start rewarding farmers in the United States and Brazil for generating carbon credits by adopting climate-smart practices, such as no-till farming and the use of cover crops.
The goal of the company's Carbon Initiative is...
This year’s Milan No-Till Field Day will feature 16 different tours covering topics in agriculture ranging from hemp to soybeans to beef. The total number of presentations currently stands at 65.
Educational resources, tours and a trade show will all...
My association with cotton began when I was born wearing 100% cotton cloth diapers and duck head safety pins. Cotton production has been one of my passions in life. In my early years, my father was an Extension agent...
COVID-19 has changed how the world is doing business and presenting education, and the Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day is no exception. The 2020 event will be hosted entirely online beginning July 23, and registration is now open.
Presented...
Farmers are aware of the benefits of soil health. However, the difficulty in quantifying soil health, diminishing availability of land that results in higher land prices, the time necessary to improve soil health, and the need to turn a...
• By Carlos Andres Lopez,
New Mexico State University •
Can strategically timed tillage improve the efficiency of no-till farming in the semiarid region? That’s a question one researcher from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico...
I grew up in Harmony, North Carolina, a small town in the Piedmont. Our farm primarily had beef cattle, beans, corn and small grain all grown on the typical red clay soils of the Piedmont.
My father and grandfather...
• By Stacey Gorman,
Cotton Board Director of Communications •
The Cotton Board’s “Forever Cotton” campaign offers a glimpse into the lives of some of the people who wear, cook with and grow cotton. The campaign illustrates what cotton means for...
Arkansas cotton farmer Michael Mangrum is always looking for ways to do things faster and better.
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
Stories passed down by his maternal grandmother tell how his great-great grandfather and his brothers came from Oklahoma and settled...
