Huge Cotton Acreage Drop Expected

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, General

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that the US All Cotton acreage intended to be planted this spring is 12.1million acres, down 20 percent from 2006. Upland acreage is expected at 11.9 million acres, a 21 percent drop from last year. With increased demand and higher prices of crops used for bio-fuels, producers switched from cotton to these commodities. The …

Syngenta Awaits Approval of Endigo

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Syngenta Crop Protection is looking forward to approval on a new broadspectrum insecticide for cotton called Endigo. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton Inc Production Software

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Cotton Incorporated is helping cotton growers be more profitable with a newly fine tuned soft ware package that can help them determine their cost of production and become better marketers. More information can be found on cottoninc.com. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Georgia Producers Vote to Continue Cotton Program

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Georgia cotton growers have given their blessing to the Georgia Cotton Commission to operate the state’s cotton program for another three years. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cantrell’s Last Week at Cotton Inc.

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Cotton Incorporated is saying goodbye next week to Dr. Roy Cantrell, who has been Vice President of Agricultural Research since November 2001. He is going to work for Monsanto as Molecular Breeding Technology Lead. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Sod Based Rotation Showing Good Results

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

The University of Florida, University of Georgia, and Auburn University continue to work together with research of sod-based rotations. David Wright out of Quincy, Florida told me they are seeing good results.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton Considerations

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Prices are higher for most major crops right now, but cotton is the exception and National Cotton Council economist Gary Adams says that is the main issue that will affect planting decisions this year. Adams spoke at the recent Georgia Cotton Production Workshop in Tifton. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Last Call for Cotton Referendum

Dan Cotton, Georgia

Ballots for the Georgia cotton referendum must be postmarked by midnight on Tuesday, March 6.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Georgia Cotton Referendum Deadline Coming Soon

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Georgia cotton producers have only another week to return their ballots in the referendum on the continuation of the Georgia cotton commission. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton Commission Chairman at Production Workshop

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Georgia Cotton Commission chairman Louie Perry was at the Cotton Production workshop this week in Tifton urging growers to vote in the cotton referendum this month. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024