By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The bull market in cotton could last for at least another 18 months, given a widening foreign production deficit, concern over global acres, and the need to restock supplies of raw cotton, said Jarral Neeper, president of Calcot, and featured speaker at the Ag Market Network’s March teleconference....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Cotton farmers will have exciting new technology available within the next two to 10 years, including varieties with tolerance to an expanded list of insect pests and herbicides, as well as drought stress efficiency....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Cotton farmers will do well not to wait on 85-cent cotton to price a good portion of their 2010 crop....
Given world cotton market conditions and the dramatic changes that have been made in the U.S. cotton program, Brazil’s latest actions are imposing unwarranted harm on Brazilian and American interests in times of economic hardship for all....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Several factors contribute to the recent increase in Texas cotton production, including improved management, better varieties and technology. ...
Cotton Incorporated has announced it is working with Gap to conduct the Cotton From Blue To Green denim drive in about 1,000 Gap stores across the United States. ...
By Shawn Wade, Plains Cotton Growers
Two months into the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) sign up period, it appears most of the program's implementation kinks are finally on their way to being ironed out by the USDA Farm Service Agency....
By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University
When it comes to Texas Panhandle cotton, seed choices booked now are the best defense against the worst cotton disease in the Southern High Plains, according to a researcher with Texas AgriLife Research....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Deciding whether to apply a fungicide on cotton fields to control foliar diseases is a tough choice. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. cotton plantings of 10.1 million acres would likely not produce enough cotton to offset a projected world production deficit, which could bump prices substantially higher, said Allenberg CEO Joe Nicosia during an ag update session at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, in Memphis....
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