The National Cotton Council is one of several commodity groups and national farm organizations urging congress to act on emergency disaster assistance legislation that will help producers across the country for losses in 2005 and 2006. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida …
Cotton and Peanuts Lower
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service has lowered the forecast for the cotton and peanut crops this year. Report (1:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
September Cotton Crop Forecast
The September Cotton production forecast was released this morning as Shiela Corley with the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington D.C. has the numbers. Â Report (2:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …
Peanut Payments are Being Sent
Counter cyclical payments for peanuts, cotton, & grain sorghum are being sent. Tyron Spearman has this Report  (1:10 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Final ’05 Counter Cyclical Payments
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation is issuing final 2005-crop upland cotton, grain sorghum and peanut counter-cyclical payments. This is the earliest that producers will have received final counter-cyclical payments for these commodities. The final 2005-crop upland cotton counter-cyclical payment rate is 13.73 cents per pound, grain sorghum is $0.27 per bushel and peanuts is $104 per short ton. Report (1:00 wma) …
New Cotton Marketing Loan Provisions
National Cotton Council CEO Mark Lange explains new provisions for USDA’s Cotton Marketing Assistance Loan program that went into effect on August 30. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Georgia Cotton Crop Progress
Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says scattered rains have helped some growers lately, but too late for many. Report (1:25 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Drought Aid Will Help Georgia Cotton Farmers
Advanced counter cyclical payments will help Georgia cotton farmers get through this drought year. Report (1:25 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Drought Assistance for Crop Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced several initiatives to help farmers in 20 states hit by drought, including accelerated counter cyclical payments for cotton and peanuts. A total of $780 million in assistance is being offered under four different programs – read more from USDA. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida …
GA Cotton Commission Checks Out Research Projects
Members of the Georgia Cotton Commission were in Tifton last week to take a look at the research project they are funding for cotton growers. Â Report (:52 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025