Based on a survey of growers contacted around Dec. 1, Georgia’s cotton yield was the same as last month, while pecan production showed a slight decline from the October forecast....
By Mark Lange
The world cotton market is replete with subsidies across the entire spectrum of producing countries, large or small, developed or developing. ...
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
Like countless other parents, economist Bob Goodman recently was presented with a challenge: helping his daughter get a handle on the size of the recent $700 billion federal bailout....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers like to have their farms look nice. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
As Gary Adams, vice-president of economic and policy analysis for the National Cotton Council, took the podium to address the Sourcing USA Summit recently in Austin, Texas, someone asked if he had good news about the cotton market....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Dealing with “surplus” stocks of commodities has often been a contentious issue for farmers and government officials, but USDA appears to have found a way to move those stocks without having an adverse impact on crop prices....
The world’s cotton-consuming countries are expected to import less cotton in the coming months as the executives who run their textile mills try to figure out how to survive in a time of decreasing demand for textile and apparel products....
USDA forecast 2009 U.S. agricultural exports at $98.5 billion on Dec. 1, down $14.5 billion from August and $17 billion below record 2008 sales. ...
By Alfredo Flores
United States Department of Agriculture
Boll weevils don't hibernate during winter in the subtropics but actually remain active, feeding on orange, grapefruit and other plants, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist studying this infamous cotton pest....
A looming global cotton glut and softening demand for textiles have all but stitched up a tighter supply of cottonseed available for dairy cows in 2009....
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This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
(New Course)Integration of a new mode of action compound like Coragen into IPM and IRM programs to control Lepidoptera in leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, peppers and brassica or cole crops is always welcome. This online CE accredited course details how best to use this new mode of action insecticide in intensive vegetable production. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and by state agencies for licensed applicators in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
