New Cotton Board Chairman and Officers Elected During its annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Cotton Board reviewed and voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s proposed 2019 budget of $82 million to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The Cotton Board elected Peter McGrath, an importer, as chairman of the board, and an entire slate of new officers for the 2018-2019 program …
More Numbers from USDA August Crop Report
Some numbers from USDA’s August Crop Report came in as expected, while others varied a bit from projections. Tyron Spearman has a look at more figures from that report. More Numbers from USDA’s August Crop Report Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …
No Change to Cotton Acreage Estimate
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its August crop reports. Bianca Pruneda with NASS in Washington, D.C., says the cotton acreage estimate this month is the same as the June report. No Change to Cotton Acreage Estimate Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Southeast Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
Eleven cotton producers from the Southeast will observe cotton and other agricultural operations in California’s San Joaquin Valley the week of August 13 as part of the National Cotton Council’s 2018 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. Sponsored by Crop Science, a division of Bayer, through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, the P.I.E. is now in its 30th year and …
ARC-PLC Decision Time for Cottonseed Growers
Now that seed cotton is a covered commodity under Farm Bill safety net programs, Rod Bain reports that producers will need to determine which coverage they will elect, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC). ARC-PLC Decision Time for Cottonseed Growers Image credit: FSA/ARC-PLC/License: Creative Commons/by Wikivisual Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …
Georgia Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency to Manufacturers
Earlier this month, representatives of Wal-Mart, HanesBrands and Fruit of the Loom traveled to Georgia to see firsthand how efficient cotton production is in Georgia. The trip was organized by Ed Barnes, senior director of agricultural and environmental research at Cotton Incorporated. Participants stopped at the office of the Georgia Cotton Commission in Perry and visited two farms in Macon …
Cotton Condition Ratings Take Another Hit
The weather is not being at all kind to cotton in most major growing areas. Gary Crawford has the story. Cotton Condition Ratings Take another Hit However, U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist Brad Rippey notes peanut crop conditions are improving. Peanut Crop Condition Improves In Alabama, the cotton crop condition is rated only 1 percent poor to very poor, 17 …
Field Days Provide Growers with Valuable Information
On July 18th, northeast Georgia cotton producers, University of Georgia (UGA) faculty & staff, and industry personnel gathered at UGA’s J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center in Watkinsville for a cotton field day. At the field day, attendees got to see firsthand the research that UGA’s first class group of extension scientists are conducting with producer funds via …
Georgia Summer Edition of Cotton News
If you have not seen the Summer 2018 Edition of the 100% Cotton News provided by the Georgia Cotton Commission, then you are invited to read it on their website. Georgia Summer Edition of Cotton News Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United …
Agri View: Boll Weevil Fight
Everett Griner talks about eradication efforts of the Boll Weevil continuing in today’s Agri View. Boll Weevil Fight It took many years and millions of dollars to eradicate the Boll Weevil. Farmers and scientists never gave up. While the fight was going on, farmers continued to plant, and grow, that costly crop. Finally we conquered the Boll Weevil. Well, not …