Tuesday, Nov. 10 is the last day cotton producers can vote in the current Cotton Research and Promotion Act referendum....
The National Cotton Council of America and other agricultural groups have filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S Supreme Court seeking reversal of the Sixth Circuit decision in NCC v. EPA....
Compiled by Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. cotton acreage may have taken a hit recently due to improved economics for corn and soybeans, but cotton breeders and technology companies have stepped up efforts to narrow the gap through advancements in yield, quality and resistance to pests....
The International Cotton Advisory Committee is projecting world cotton production will fall 5 percent to 103 million bales in the 2009-10 marketing year; potentially sending cotton prices 9 percent higher....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Stink bugs come in three distinct flavors in the Southeast — all of them a problem for growers. ...
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In a production year in which rainfall is plentiful and some growers even have to cope with flooding, it’s easy to forget about the specter of drought....
Virginia Farmers who grow corn, soybeans, cotton, hay and peanuts are expecting a successful fall harvest. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
As reports of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth continue to spread throughout the Southeast, farmers are turning to hand labor to try to keep the pesky weeds at bay. ...
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With an increased interest in conventional cotton production in central and east Alabama, entomologists are looking at strategies to accommodate the growers who choose this route, says Ron Smith, Auburn University Extension entomologist....
Speakers painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for U.S. agriculture at Farm Bureau’s mid-October commodity outlook conference, in Albuquerque, N.M. ...
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