As the cotton season wraps up, growers are waiting to see if there will be a new farm bill before making decisions for next season. Report(1:00 mp3)
Cotton Fiber Board
Cotton Incorporated is working on a project using cotton gin waste to make fiber board. Report (1:00 mp3) This post sponsored by:
Better than Expected
Despite record drought conditions, Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says this year’s crop yields are better than expected. Report(1:00 mp3)
Keeping up with Cotton Research
The Georgia Cotton Commission recently met with research grant recipients at the University of Georgia. Report(1:00 mp3)
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)
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)
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. Â Report (1:10 mp3) To learn more log on to www.cotton.org
Protected: Agriculture Census Coming Up Soon
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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)