USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its November crop reports today. Becky Sommer with NASS in Washington D.C. says the U.S. cotton production estimate is still down 14% from last year’s crop. All cotton production is forecast at 17.1 million 480-pound bales, up less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 14% from 2019. All cotton planted totaled 12.1 million acres, unchanged from …
Good Week for Cotton, Peanut Harvests
Favorable weather conditions for the cotton and peanut harvests were found around most of the Southeast last week. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says cotton harvest production areas had good weather nationwide for field work activities. Rippey notes that despite favorable weather this past week, the peanut harvest is still behind schedule. In Alabama, cotton harvest was 57% complete, while last year it was at …
Georgia Cotton Commission Encourages Participation in Upcoming Protocol Webinar
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) encourages producers to attend an upcoming virtual webinar that will highlight the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol initiative. GCC Executive Director Taylor Sills provides further details about the event. “The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, as we’ve discussed many times before, is a grower-led initiative to prove the sustainability of American cotton producers especially compared to some …
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Joins Cotton 2040’s Platform and Sustainability Guide
Trust Protocol recognized for its verified farm-level data and constant improvementas Cotton 2040 aims to encourage the use of sustainable cotton (CTP) — The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been invited to join Cotton 2040. Convened by sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future, the Cotton 2040 coalition is a unique partnership that brings together representatives from standards, producers, brands and …
Soybean, Cotton Growers Sue EPA Over Dicamba Use Restrictions
The American Soybean Association and the Plains Cotton Growers have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency registration of the herbicide dicamba. The product is used for “over-the-top” applications on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered to withstand the herbicide. A Feedstuffs magazine report says the recent decision by the EPA gives growers five years of usage, beginning with …
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Announces NEW DATES for Regional Grower Webinars
Growers should join to learn how they can benefit and how collectively this will help increase demand for U.S. cotton globally. (NCC) — The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, which aims to give brands and retailers the critical assurances they need to source U.S. cotton, has announced a new slate of regional-focused webinars from November 9th through the end of 2020. These additional webinars were …
Cotton, Peanut Harvest Update
While early last week we saw decent weather conditions for cotton and peanut harvest conditions, USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says rains from Hurricane Zeta slowed that progress. And he notes the states where wet weather hampered cotton harvest again. And Rippey has the latest look at the nation’s peanut harvest. In Alabama, cotton harvest was only 40% complete, while last year it was at …
Georgia Cotton Commission Welcomes Dicamba Announcement
(GCC) — On October 27th, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler met with farmers and industry stakeholders at Cromley Farms, a sixth-generation family farm in Brooklet, to announce new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and an extended registration for an additional dicamba product. The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) is pleased with this announcement. The GCC …
Dicamba Approved for Over-the-Top Use
(GAC) — On Tuesday, October 27, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler joined members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation, Ag Commissioner Gary Black, and dozens of farmers and agriculture organizations on the farm of Lee Cromley in Bulloch County to announce the agency will approve three dicamba formulations for over-the-top use for cotton and soybeans. Members of the Georgia Agribusiness Council …
UGA Weed Specialist: We Can’t Do Anything but Thank the EPA
By Clint Thompson Cotton and soybean farmers can rest easy, the Environmental Protection Agency has provided clarity on three dicamba products, which provides growers ample time to prepare for the 2021 growing season. According to the Environmental Protection Agency press release, the EPA, which made the announcements in Florida and Georgia on Tuesday, approved new registrations for two “over-the-top” (OTT) …