It was announced this week that GOP Senator Thad Cochran from Mississippi will retire from the U.S. Senate on April 1st due to health reasons. As Tyron Spearman reports, peanut and cotton farmers across the Southeast appreciate what he has done for agriculture. Thad Cochran Retiring April 1st Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
U.S. Cotton Will Face More World Competition
Over the next ten years, U.S. cotton producers will face more competition from other producing countries. Gary Crawford has the story. U.S. Cotton Will Face More World Competition 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 Resources …
Cotton Producers Grateful for New Program
Cotton producers are grateful for the new Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program. Tyron Spearman has the story. Cotton Producers Grateful for New Program 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 Resources To Researchers For Applied …
Georgia Cotton Commission Welcomes Cotton Ginning Cost Share
On March 3, at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tennessee, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program for the 2016 crop. This program provides assistance to American cotton producers who were left out of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs during that crop year. The Georgia Cotton Commission welcomes this …
USDA Helps Cotton Producers Maintain, Expand Domestic Market
It was officially announced this past weekend that cotton producers will get a little bit of financial help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Gary Crawford has the story. Perdue Announces Renewal of Cotton Gin Cost Share Program-1 Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Memphis Saturday explaining why the Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) announcement was delayed. Perdue Announces …
Senate Confirms Key USTR Nominees
The National Cotton Council is pleased with the Senate’s confirmation of key officials in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Senate confirmed Gregg Doud as USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Dennis Shea as Deputy USTR (Geneva) and C. J. Mahoney as Deputy USTR (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere). Earlier this year, the NCC …
Waiting on Final Seed Cotton Program Details
While cotton producers are very aware of the new safety net program for seed cotton, there are still final details of that program yet to come. Here’s Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton. Waiting on Final Seed Cotton Program Details Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Helping Answer Questions About Seed Cotton Program
Back on Feb. 9, the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2018 was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. It included a safety net program for seed cotton, making cotton a covered commodity under Title 1 of the farm bill. And since that time, Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton said during cotton production meetings being held around the …
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
While some planters are already working in Texas, the Corn Belt seems a long way away from planting because of snow and ice. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is already thinking about planting. During the Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia, the USDA released its acreage estimates for 2018. The USDA says corn and soybean acres will be …
Seed Cotton Program Discussed
The past Chairman of the National Cotton Council, Ronnie Lee from Bronwood, GA, addressed the Annual Winter Conference of the National Peanut Buying Points Association in Biloxi, Mississippi. Tyron Spearman talked with him about the new Seed Cotton program. Seed Cotton Program Discussed Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …