Cotton Acreage Is Up 20 Percent

Dan June 30, 2017 Cotton

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released its 2017 planted acreage reports, and Bianca Pruneda with USDA/NASS in Washington, D.C. says cotton acreage across the country is up 20 percent from last year.

Alico: Fruit Drop Significant; Most Trees Intact
Alico, Inc. reported on Sept. 30 that initial observations following Hurricane Ian indicate there was significant drop of fruit in its groves. However, most trees remain intact. The magnitude of the fruit drop will be formally calculated by the company’s staff and insurance companies in coming weeks. Alico has 48,900 acres of citrus groves in […]
Mexfly Quarantine Removed in Texas
Federal and state authorities on Aug. 10 removed the Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine area in Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas. This area was a portion of the Harlingen-Lyford-Weslaco quarantine. The action was taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). On April […]

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