Two Georgia Cotton Commission members – Louie Perry of Moultrie and Mike Lucas of Cochran – evaluate the cotton crop in their areas.
Cotton Inc Budget Approval
The Cotton Board approved Cotton Incorporated’s proposed 2009 budget during the Cotton Board’s recent Annual Meeting. Funding priorities for the coming year include a new U.S. consumer communication strategy featuring celebrity talent from the music industry; an industry sustainability summit in Hong Kong scheduled for mid-2009; and continued joint programs with Cotton Council International to maximize U.S. cotton’s presence throughout …
House Suspends 10-acre Base Minimum as Peanuts Roll In
Today Tyron Spearman updates the latest in Washington concering the 10-acre rule and also comments on the peanut crop which continues to roll in. For more on the 10-acre rule listen here: For more on the peanut crop rolling in listen here:
Night Spraying in Peanut Fields
Research has been underway the past couple of seasons of spraying peanut fields at night, as University of Georgia’s Albert Culbreath updates their findings.
Concerns About 10 Acre Rule
Tyron Spearman has an update on the concern by many in the industry about the 10-acre rule.
Georgia Peanut Commision Delivers Successful Tour
The Georgia Peanut Commission hosted their 22nd annual Peanut Tour with attendees from across the globe. The two day event crossed the southern part of Georgia with a variety of stops including farming operations, research plots and production plants. The tour also included a stop at Jimmy Carter’s boyhood home where the former President welcomed the attendees and spoke about …
Georgia Cotton Damage From Fay
The latest crop condition report puts Georgia cotton in mostly fair to good condition, with seven percent rated excellent and 14 percent poor to very poor. In the southern part of the state, Georgia Cotton Commission member Jimmy Webb of Leary says Tropical Storm Fay hurt them pretty bad.
Green Cotton
Cotton Incorporated CEO J. Berrye Worsham says they have been taking the eco-friendly message that cotton is green to consumers and college campuses. Listen to report here:
Peanut Crop Looking Pretty Good
The Georgia Peanut Farm Tour is taking place this week as Tyron Spearman has an update from there and also looks at how the peanut harvest is going thus far here in the Southeast.
Guidelines for Peanut Crop
Today Tyron Spearman runs through some of the guidelines set for this year’s peanut crop.