The Georgia Cotton Commission met last week to do budget planning for the coming year. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NCC Farm Bill Meetings
The National Cotton Council vice president of producer affairs Craig Brown has been attending meetings in the cotton belt to educate producers about what is in the new farm bill. Report(1:00 mp3) The Georgia Cotton Commission has co-sponsored the meetings in Georgia. One more will be held Wednesday, at the Lions Hall in Donalsonville starting at 10 am. Report(1:00 mp3) …
First Cotton Price Forecast
USDA has always been prohibited by law from forecasting cotton prices, but that was changed in the new farm bill. The first cotton price forecast was issued last week. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NCC Farm Bill Meetings
The National Cotton Council is encouraging producers in the southeast to attend Farm Bill meetings coming up soon. Meetings in Georgia will be held in Statesboro on June 19, in Perry and Tifton on June 20, Donaldsonville on June 25. Meetings in Alabama will be held June 23 in Belle Mina at 9 am and in Prattville at 3 pm. …
Cotton Issue Heads to Arbitration & No Change to Peanut Price
Today Tyron Spearman looks at a cotton issue heading to arbitration and also has the latest peanut posted price numbers.  Report 1 (:50 mp3)  Report 2 (:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Planting Makes Progress
Cotton planting is catching up nationwide, while here in the Southeast, progress is running just about normal with 93 percent planted in Alabama and 82 percent planted in Georgia as of Sunday, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service state offices. GA Report (1:00 mp3) AL Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Cotton Council Holding Farm Bill Meetings
The National Cotton Council will review key provisions of the new Farm Bill at a series of informational meetings this month. In Georgia, the Georgia Cotton Commission is co-sponsoring the meetings, which will be held: June 19, 3 pm in Statesboro at the Bulloch County Ag Center June 20, 9 am in Perry at the National Fair Grounds & Ag …
Georgia Cotton Commission Nominations
Nomination meetings for three positions on the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton are being held this week. May 28 at 10 am, Lee County Farm Bureau, Leesburg May 28 at 3 pm, Bleckley County Farm Bureau, Cochran May 29 at 3 pm, Morgan County Farm Bureau, Madison All cotton producers in those areas are urged to participate in making …
Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed
It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia. Please find details regarding Lee’s …
Georgia Cotton Planting Progress
Cotton planting is halfway done in the state now according to the latest report from the Georgia office of USDA’s National Ag Statistics service and Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says that’s good compared to last year. Report(1:00 mp3) Remember that nomination meetings for three positions on the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton are coming up next …