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Cotton plantings are down by nearly 50 percent as a result of another dry start to the year in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, leading analysts to believe growers will produce one of the area’s smallest crops ever....More

To fill 2 billion more mouths, worldwide agricultural productivity must increase 70 percent to 100 percent, according to the United Nations....More

The second annual Southwest Agricultural Issues Summit will take place at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 8-10, 2013....More

Cotton acres in the Rio Grande Valley are increasing in mid-April, but, thanks to the drought and continuing water issues, current acreage represents only a percentage of historical planted acres....More

USDA's projected ending stocks for old crop corn were much lower than many were expecting, at 757 million bushels....More

The federal crop insurance program remains strong and a critical part of farmers’ risk management plans, but to make certain it remains strong, farmers and legislators must focus on improving and expanding the program....More

Weather, as usual, will pose the biggest challenge for Texas High Plains cotton growers this year....More

Elmo Snelling has no plans to retire. This spring he’s working on his 67th crop....More

The combination of aerial imagery and discovery of an effective fungicide has provided many Texas cotton farmers with the first opportunity in a century to manage cotton root rot effectively and economically....More

Contamination of U.S. cotton going to foreign mills is a problem that needs close monitoring in the harvesting and ginning process....More

If you want to understand China's agricultural policy, look no further than its people. Keeping them happy drives many of the government's economic decisions. For this reason, China is likely to keep its huge reserve of cotton off the market for the time being....More