Cotton Group Roles

Cotton Board CEO and president Drayton Mayers talks about how the National Cotton Council is the voice for the cotton industry on the regulatory and political level, which ultimately helps the Cotton Board and Cotton Incorporated do their jobs to improve the demand for and profitability of cotton. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …

Cotton on Parade

Cotton will be on parade Thursday during the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Cotton Incorporated is sponsoring the Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia float and a new environmentally-themed television commercial will be featured during the parade broadcast. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …

Cotton Growers Urged to Attend Beltwide Conference

The annual Beltwide Cotton Conference is coming up January 8-11 in Nashville, and growers across the Southeast are urged to attend.  Report (1:10 mp3) To learn more log on to www.cotton.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Crop Reports Released

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released the November 1st crop estimates this morning, as Shiela Corley in Washington D.C. runs through the cotton numbers. Report (2:40 mp3) AL Report (1:30 mp3) GA Report (1:55 mp3) And when it comes to peanuts and other crops, Southeast Agnet’s Tyron Spearman has a rundown of those numbers. Report (1:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …

Senate Slows Farm Bill Work

Work on the 2007 Farm Bill slowed in the Senate Wednesday as lawmakers put it aside to take up other issues. Some amendments were introduced on Tuesday, including payment limitations. Report (1:30 mp3) Meanwhile, the AgJobs bill will not be included as an amendment to the farm bill, but there are several provisions that will help farmers transition to organic …

New Cotton Board CEO Talks About Research

Newly named Cotton Board president and CEO Drayton Mayers says research projects being done by Cotton Incorporated have benefits for both producers and consumers of cotton. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

New Voice on SE Agnet

You may hear a new voice on the network covering the “This Land of Ours” beat. She is Laura McNamara from Missouri and even though she is young, she has wide-ranging international experience as a broadcast and new media journalist. She has covered Missouri state politics for a statewide radio network, The Missourinet. She spent last summer working in Rome, …

Harvest Progress Continues

Overall, peanut harvest is still behind what’s normal for this time of year, while the cotton & corn harvest is ahead…..that is in some areas it is.   Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …