Cotton producers across Georgia have been attending the annual cotton production meetings over the past few weeks, where they have been able to hear about the latest in research efforts. Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Executive Director Richey Seaton hopes producers who have missed out will attend a meeting near them. For more information contact your County Extension office. Sponsored ContentCIR …
Alabama Cotton Acreage Expected to Hold Steady
By Clint Thompson Steve Brown, Auburn University assistant professor and Extension cotton specialist, believes Alabama producers will once again produce around 500,000 acres of cotton this year. Speaking at last week’s Wiregrass Cotton Expo in Dothan, Alabama, Brown said he doesn’t expect a big shift from last year’s acreage that totaled 510,000, even with cotton prices less than ideal for …
Kent Fountain to Lead National Cotton Council in 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Kent Fountain, a ginner from Surrency, Georgia, was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2020. Named during the NCC’s 2020 annual meeting, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 14-16, Fountain moves up from NCC vice chairman to succeed Mike Tate, a cotton producer from Huntsville, Alabama. A member of the NCC’s 2001-2002 Cotton Leadership class, …
AFBF President on Trade for Cotton and Peanuts
One of the speakers during the 2020 World Ag Expo in Tulare, California last week was American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall. He addressed attendees with excitement for the future of agriculture, highlighting the critical work that farmers and ranchers do, not only for the country, but the entire world. AgNet Media was able to talk with Duvall …
Wiregrass Cotton Expo is Friday
Genetics, profitability, crop management and soil fertility are a few of the topics on tap for discussion at the 2020 Wiregrass Cotton Expo. The annual Cotton Expo will be held Friday, Feb. 14 at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, Alabama. The expo is free to attend and will include several exhibitors and speakers presenting information on a variety …
USMCA Should Help Boost U.S. Textile Industry
The U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), that President Trump recently signed, includes a textile chapter that offers significant improvements for domestic textile manufacturers and workers. National Cotton Council (NCC) Vice President of Washington Operations, Reece Langley, explains how this will benefit the U.S. cotton industry. For more information go to the NCC website. http://www.cotton.org/ Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
Phase-One Deal’s Impact on Cotton
By Clint Thompson The phase-one deal the United States signed with China on Jan. 15 should eventually improve cotton prices for farmers, according to Adam Rabinowitz, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension ag economist. The deal stipulates that China will increase its purchases of agricultural products by $32 billion over two years. Rabinowitz believes this will only help cotton prices that …
GCC Chairman Comments on Annual Meeting
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) held their annual meeting in Tifton today, all in conjunction with the University of Georgia Cotton Production Workshop. GCC Chairman and Colquitt County producer, Bart Davis talked with AgNet Media’s Clint Thompson about the importance of this event. For more information about cotton research efforts, go to the GCC website. http://www.georgiacottoncommission.org/ Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
GCC Annual Meeting, UGA Cotton Production Workshop is Wednesday
Cotton producers are being reminded the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Annual Meeting and University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Production Workshop will be held Wednesday, January 29 in Tifton, Georgia. GCC’s Richey Seaton invites producers to come and take in a day full of industry information. Seaton said the event will be a great place for producers to learn more about …
More Auxin Herbicide Trainings planned across Alabama in February
For the past couple of weeks, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) crop specialists have been conducting auxin herbicide trainings at various locations across the state to help producers fulfill Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia label requirements. These trainings are designed for producers who plant cotton and soybean varieties that are resistant to dicamba herbicides. Before making these herbicide applications, producers …