By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Deltapine cottonseed was the most popular brand of upland cotton planted in the United States in 2009, according to USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. ...
By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University
Texas cotton producers may be using too much of a good thing when it comes to fertilizer....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Excessive rainfall in September is eroding yield expectations for Mid-South corn and cotton crops, according to USDA’s Oct. 9 Crop Production Report....
By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 20-year meteoric ride for American Pima cotton in California’s San Joaquin Valley spiraled down over the past two seasons, as production and consumption nosedived right along with the world economy....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a referendum will be conducted among U.S. Upland cotton producers and importers. ...
At the Cotton Board’s Annual Meeting in early September, Alabama Producer, V. Larkin Martin, was elected the new Chair of the Cotton Board. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Pick your cliché about making the best out of a bad or at least a less than desirable situation and then consider what Gerry Kasberg, Birome Gin Co., Birome, Texas, has done to turn a product that created a disposal problem into a potential profitable byproduct of the ginning process....
By Roger Haldenby, Plains Cotton Growers
Friday morning (Oct. 2) was chilly across the High Plains, with some weather stations in the Panhandle and northern counties reporting temperatures at or near freezing. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
West Texas cotton farmers take a “leap of faith” every planting season says Shawn Holladay, who farms with his father Grant near Lamesa....
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Rain alleviated drought conditions throughout much of the state. However, many regions need considerably more rain to fully recover, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
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