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By Clint Thompson Georgia cotton growers should mark their calendars for the various farm bill informational meetings scheduled throughout the state in September. The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), along with the National Cotton Council, Southern Cotton Growers and the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association, is conducting a series of meetings across Georgia. The meetings are designed to inform cotton producers, industry …

The 2024 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented at the 2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting on July 23 in Statesboro, Georgia. The awards are co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission and Bayer Crop Science/Deltapine and administered by the University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team. Dr. Yangxuan Liu, a UGA Extension economist, conducted the analysis. Camp Hand presented the awards …

By Clint Thompson and Dale Sandlin Georgia cotton growers are struggling to stay afloat amid low prices and the state’s lowest acreage since 1993. Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, used the Georgia Cotton Commission’s mid-year meeting on Wednesday to stress the importance of growers using credible management options heading into the second half of the season. …

By Clint Thompson and Dale Sandlin The Georgia Cotton Commission held its annual mid-year meeting in Statesboro on Wednesday. Various topics were highlighted during the day-long event, including the low acreage planted with this year’s crop. Taylor Sills, Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) executive director, talked about the importance of the meeting held at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, Georgia, …

By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) mid-year meeting is less than two weeks away. Georgia growers and industry specialists can still sign up for the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, Georgia. It will be a timely meeting for the industry on the heels of the Big Beautiful Act legislation being …

By Clint Thompson The One Big Beautiful Bill’s passage into law is a win for the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and the cotton industry. Taylor Sills, executive director of the GCC, discussed the legislation. “It includes in it an increase in reference price. That reference price is applicable to the 2025 crop. That’s a huge deal for producers that enrolled …

By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension cotton entomologist, caution growers about what insect pests are currently impacting this year’s crop. Those insects include cotton aphids, plant bugs and stink bugs. Roberts emphasizes aphids will infest 100% of cotton plants throughout Georgia. He also stresses that during his research career, he …

The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team advise growers about the importance of summer cover crop options for fields that will be left fallow this growing season. Taylor Singleton, UGA assistant professor and Extension sustainability specialist, outlined in the UGA Cotton Team June Newsletter what growers must remember when planting cover crops. Growers who are considering …