According to Dr. Chris Main in the November Cotton Consultant's Corner, "It's been a wild, late crop that has presented cotton producers with many challenges." With this in mind, a good number of cotton producers have been surprised that...
Across the Belt, many farmers are frustrated by Congress’s dilly-dallying over the Farm Bill or resigned to a “no sense of urgency” attitude when it comes to the viability of our nation’s producers.
Following is a sampling of what our...
In many areas of the Belt, the cotton crop is somewhat behind schedule this year, requiring producers to make adjustments to their “normal” production practices.
Thirty percent of the Web Poll respondents say they have had to deal with adjusting...
On May 21, 34 organizations – including the National Cotton Council (NCC) – sent a letter to all of the U.S. senators. These groups stated that they are committed to opposing “amendments on the Senate floor that might weaken...
The November elections have come and gone; a president has been chosen; and the roster on Capitol Hill is in place. Cotton producers now have to assess the political environment in Washington, D.C., to try to determine what effect...
As producers across the Belt wrap up their 2012 harvest, they are already contemplating how many acres they intend to plant to cotton in 2013.
According to 82 percent of the respondents in the October Web Poll, price is by...
