By Clint Thompson The One Big Beautiful Bill’s passage into law is a win for the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and the cotton industry. Taylor Sills, executive director of the GCC, discussed the legislation. “It includes in it an increase in reference price. That reference price is applicable to the 2025 crop. That’s a huge deal for producers that enrolled …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension cotton entomologist, caution growers about what insect pests are currently impacting this year’s crop. Those insects include cotton aphids, plant bugs and stink bugs. Roberts emphasizes aphids will infest 100% of cotton plants throughout Georgia. He also stresses that during his research career, he …
By Clint Thompson Seed treatments are a vital part of the peanut production season. How peanut seeds are treated before being planted in the ground can set a grower up for success. Kannar and Albaugh hosted a field tour this week with the University of Georgia to showcase new technologies in development that will boost plant seed production. The tour …
The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team advise growers about the importance of summer cover crop options for fields that will be left fallow this growing season. Taylor Singleton, UGA assistant professor and Extension sustainability specialist, outlined in the UGA Cotton Team June Newsletter what growers must remember when planting cover crops. Growers who are considering …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) annual mid-year meeting is a little more than a month away. Registration is ongoing for the event, scheduled for Wednesday, July 23 at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, Georgia. Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, discussed the significance of this year’s event. “The mid-year meeting is an important …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Peanut Commission and the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation have announced the featured speakers for the General Session I at this year’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The speakers include Taylor Singleton, University of Georgia (UGA) assistant professor and Extension sustainability specialist; Mark Abney, UGA peanut entomologist; and Wilson Faircloth, agronomic service representative with Syngenta. The trio …
By Clint Thompson It may be early in the cotton season, but Georgia’s growers need be concerned with potential disease buildup amid the increased rainfall across the region. The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Cotton Team caution producers about areolate mildew and target spot. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension plant pathologist, discussed both diseases in the team’s …
By Clint Thompson Replanting is a management option that some Georgia cotton growers have had to consider this spring. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, advise producers on how to proceed with replanting their cotton seeds, now and in the future. “Really the biggest thing I’d tell folks is if you’re on …
By Clint Thompson Registration is ongoing for this year’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference, scheduled for July 23-25 at the Edgewater Beach Resort Conference Center in Panama City Beach, Florida. The three-day event will provide peanut growers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina with information about peanut production, legislative issues, marketing and promotions. The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) is …
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) is seeking producers to serve as potential nominees for cotton organization leadership positions. In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will convene a caucus of certified producer organizations representing Georgia’s cotton farmers to nominate individuals to serve as members and alternates of the Cotton Board, which administers the Cotton Research & Promotion Program, …
