Eleven cotton producers from the Southeast will observe cotton and other agricultural operations in California’s San Joaquin Valley the week of August 13 as part of the National Cotton Council’s 2018 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. Sponsored by Crop Science, a division of Bayer, through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, the P.I.E. is now in its 30th year and …
NCC Encourages Seed Cotton Producers to Submit Applications
USDA announced this week that seed cotton producers, who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2018 crop year, can submit applications through December 7. Farm owners with generic base acres and recent planting history of covered commodities have a one-time opportunity to allocate all of the generic base acres …
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that seed cotton producers who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2018 crop year may now submit applications. The signup period begins today (July 30, 2018) and ends on Dec. 7, 2018. In accordance with changes to ARC and PLC made by …
ARC-PLC Decision Time for Cottonseed Growers
Now that seed cotton is a covered commodity under Farm Bill safety net programs, Rod Bain reports that producers will need to determine which coverage they will elect, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC). ARC-PLC Decision Time for Cottonseed Growers Image credit: FSA/ARC-PLC/License: Creative Commons/by Wikivisual Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
Agri View: Imported Invasive Disease Problems
Everett Griner talks about invasive disease problems, which have been imported through natural causes, for farmers in today’s Agri View. Imported Invasive Disease Problems I mentioned several times, once just recently, about farm losses from hurricanes or tornadoes that get little public attention. These weather disasters can cause other losses, or problems, for farmers that are seldom made public. For …
Georgia Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency to Manufacturers
Earlier this month, representatives of Wal-Mart, HanesBrands and Fruit of the Loom traveled to Georgia to see firsthand how efficient cotton production is in Georgia. The trip was organized by Ed Barnes, senior director of agricultural and environmental research at Cotton Incorporated. Participants stopped at the office of the Georgia Cotton Commission in Perry and visited two farms in Macon …
Cotton Condition Ratings Take Another Hit
The weather is not being at all kind to cotton in most major growing areas. Gary Crawford has the story. Cotton Condition Ratings Take another Hit However, U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist Brad Rippey notes peanut crop conditions are improving. Peanut Crop Condition Improves In Alabama, the cotton crop condition is rated only 1 percent poor to very poor, 17 …
Field Days Provide Growers with Valuable Information
On July 18th, northeast Georgia cotton producers, University of Georgia (UGA) faculty & staff, and industry personnel gathered at UGA’s J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center in Watkinsville for a cotton field day. At the field day, attendees got to see firsthand the research that UGA’s first class group of extension scientists are conducting with producer funds via …
Georgia Summer Edition of Cotton News
If you have not seen the Summer 2018 Edition of the 100% Cotton News provided by the Georgia Cotton Commission, then you are invited to read it on their website. Georgia Summer Edition of Cotton News 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, …
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is notifying farmers with generic base acres that planted seed cotton that a new tool is available to assist them in understanding how the new seed cotton program may affect their FSA payments. It helps a producer make decisions on how to allocate generic base acres to other covered crops …