South Carolina sets boll weevil meeting 

Nov 26, 2008

The South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will hold its annual cotton growers meeting at 10 a.m. on Dec. 8 at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence....

Economic downturn may present opportunities 

Nov 25, 2008,

By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University

Now is the time for some good farmers to come to the aid of their farming infrastructure, though, as one farm economist stresses, the operative word here is some....

Guest Comments: Doha in December 

Nov 25, 2008,

By Larry McClendon

During my tenure as chairman of the National Cotton Council, I have represented the industry in several important meetings across the United States and around the world. ...

Prepare for cotton market run-ups 

Nov 24, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Kelli Merritt, a marketing consultant with CropMark in Lamesa, Texas, was not surprised to see cotton prices decline from the near-record levels of last March. ...

Biotech: Critical link to sustainability 

Nov 24, 2008,

By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agricultural biotechnology is making substantial footholds in small and large countries worldwide and must remain a part of sustainable agriculture so farmers and consumers can reap the benefits....

Cotton, peanut rotation reduces risk 

Nov 18, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Suffolk, Va., farmer Tommy Rountree has seen a little bit of everything in his farming career, but risks involved in farming today is one of the toughest challenges he has had to face....

Florida cotton yields up 18 percent from 2007 

Nov 17, 2008

As of Nov. 1, 2008 Florida’s cotton yield was forecast at 812 pounds per acre, up 125 pounds or 18 percent from last year. ...

Florida approved for outside cotton storage 

Nov 14, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has announced that Florida, Kansas, and Missouri are storage deficit areas for the 2008-crop cotton marketing year....

South Carolina peanut yield may set record 

Nov 13, 2008

South Carolina growers are finishing a 2008 peanut crop that has been averaging 3,500 pounds per acre, which would set a new state record if realized. ...

USDA reduces global cotton crop, consumption 

Nov 13, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

World economic troubles are having an impact on cotton consumption, especially in China. ...

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