In early March, Florida farmers indicated that they intend to plant more corn and soybeans, but less wheat, cotton, and peanuts in 2009 than in 2008. ...
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A number of key issues confront the cotton ginning industry going into the new year, says Sledge Taylor, Como, Miss., producer/ginner and president of the National Cotton Ginners Association....
The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has set the boll weevil assessment for 2009 at $1.25 per acre of cotton. ...
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
While cotton acres have been in free-fall the past few years, demand and price for cottonseed have never been better....
The numbers are in and according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the value of the state’s agricultural exports for 2008 increased more than 27 percent over the 2007 total....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The cotton market could take a bullish turn once the world recession starts to lift, and textile mills suddenly have to start refilling pipeline supplies of cotton, says Joe Nicosia, chief executive officer of Allenberg Cotton Co., speaking at the Mid-South Farm and Show’s ag update session....
By Ginger Trice
University of Tennessee
The Web site devoted to Tennessee’s major field crops has a new design and some added features that researchers say will help the state’s producers better manage their 2009 crops....
By Paul Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The fertile ground of the U.S. Midwest is ample proof that a sod-based rotation can be beneficial, says David Wright, University of Florida Extension agronomist....
National Cotton Council state unit officers for 2009 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C....
By Ann Perry
United States Department of Agriculture
The costs and benefits of using conservation-tillage in cotton production can be calculated a bit more precisely, thanks to teamwork by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and his research partner....
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