By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. producers have told the National Cotton Council they intend to plant 8.11 million acres of cotton this spring, a decrease of 14 percent from 2008 that would continue a trend that began when corn prices hit $4 a bushel in 2007....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA projected a 40-million bushel increase in sorghum use in February based on indications of increased sorghum use by ethanol plants in the Southern and Central Plains. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When it comes to growing cotton, “putting the pieces of the puzzle together is a lot harder now than it used to be,” says veteran cotton grower Ronnie Lee....
By Jan Suszkiw
United States Department of Agriculture
Tiny, wormlike organisms called nematodes can be friend or foe to farmers. ...
By Don Shurley
University of Georgia Extension Economist
At winter county meetings around the state, the discussion often seems to eventually gravitate to not only price outlook but also production costs and what producers are thinking about planting....
By Laura McGinnis
United States Department of Agriculture
A new field tool developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists applies poultry litter to fields in shallow bands, reducing runoff of excess nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Cotton producers have had to look hard to find a silver lining in the dark clouds that have hung over their industry in recent months. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The fact less continuous cotton is being grown is a good thing, as rotations break up nematode and disease cycles. ...
By Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia
University of Georgia economic experts at the 2009 Ag Forecast in Gainesville, Ga., used no flattering words to describe the current or future economic outlook for the U.S. and Georgia’s agriculture sector, still staggering from major blows received last year....
The Tenth Annual Virginia Cotton Economics and Production Meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 19, 2009, at the Regional Workforce Development Center, Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin, Va. ...
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