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 Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Georgia Cotton Producers Reminded about Seed Cotton Webinar
This past Monday, the National Cotton Council held a webinar for Southeast producers regarding the new seed cotton provisions. But if you missed it, Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton says a repeat of the webinar will be held next Monday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Georgia Cotton Producers Reminded about Seed Cotton Webinar Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …
NCC Invites Growers to Participate in Informational Webinars
U.S. cotton industry members across the Southeast are encouraged to participate in the National Cotton Council (NCC) hosted regional information conference call/webinar on February 19. Tyron Spearman reports it will cover information about provisions of the new Seed Cotton Program authorized under current farm law. NCC Invites Growers to Participate in Informational Webinars Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …
Ron Craft to Lead the National Cotton Council in 2018
Ron Craft, a cotton producer and fifth-generation ginner from Plains, Texas, was elected National Cotton Council chairman for 2018. Named during the NCC’s 2018 annual meeting held in Fort Worth, Texas on February 9-11, Craft moves up from NCC vice chairman to succeed Ronnie Lee, a cotton producer from Bronwood, Georgia. Active in many state and national farm and gin …
Prepare Information for New Calculator
To assist farmers in planning, the National Center for Peanut Competitiveness (NCPC) has launched the “2018 Seed Cotton Generic Base and Payment Yield Updating Calculator”. Tyron Spearman reports the calculator was developed by the NCPC after reviewing the text of the seed cotton provision in the recently passed budget agreement and disaster aid package. Prepare Information for New Calculator The …
Cotton Incorporated on Verge of New Tools
For cotton growers, new tools are being developed to help in their efforts to grow even better crops in the future. Kater Hake, Vice President of Agriculture Research for Cotton Incorporated, wants producers to know they continue to be involved in a variety of research efforts. Cotton Incorporated on Verge of New Tools Learn more on the Cotton Cultivated website. …
Seed Cotton Program Good for Georgia Agriculture
In the wee hours of February 9, 2018, both houses of congress passed the Bi-Partisan Budget Agreement of 2018, which the President signed later that morning. Within this legislation, a safety net program for seed cotton, the unginned cotton that producers harvest, was established. This makes cotton a covered commodity under Title 1 of the Farm Bill, of which cotton …
Cotton Producers to Receive Help From New Program
Efforts have been underway for quite some time to help cotton producers deal with the ongoing financial stress. And those efforts have finally paid off, as Congress did pass a supplemental disaster bill that includes policy restoring eligibility for cotton in the Title I Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs of the farm bill. Georgia Cotton Commission Executive …