By Carroll Smith / Contributing Editor
Jeff Hux, who was recognized as Cotton Farmer of the Year at the 29th Annual National Cotton & Rice Conference, farms in the unique agricultural area known as the Missouri Bootheel in the northern...
Shelley Heinrich, Cotton Board Southern Plains Regional Communications Manager
The Cotton Research & Promotion Program, funded by U.S. cotton growers and importers, continues to invest in research aimed at improving producer profitability. One area receiving increased attention is precision agriculture...
EMILY CABRERA / TIFTON, GEORGIA
“That’s the nature of this insect,” said Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension entomologist based on the UGA Tifton campus. Within days of detection, Extension specialists were running laboratory bioassays to answer the most urgent question growers ask...
Yangxuan Liu
Cotton remains financially strained: High input costs, elevated interest rates, and weak prices have left U.S. cotton producers with ongoing negative profit margins, continuing a long-term trend of economic losses.
Global competition and oversupply dampen prices: Rising...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark
The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (ABWEF) board of directors voted to authorize the distribution of a $1 per acre cash rebate to growers for assessments paid on the 2025 cotton acres verified with the Arkansas Boll...
Sap, soil and tissue sampling with US cotton farmer Zeb Winslow
By Bec Sloane, US Communications Coordinator
Fifth-generation cotton producer Zeb Winslow keeps one eye on what is happening above ground, the other on what’s happening below. Based in Scotland Neck,...
DENISE ATTAWAY
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Cotton is an essential crop for the United States economy, but traditional breeding practices have unintentionally left modern cotton varieties vulnerable to climate change.
A new study is shedding light on how to make cotton more climate-resilient...
Guy Collins and Keith Edmisten
The NCDA & CS Cotton Seed Quality Testing Program continues to serve as a valuable tool for growers. The number of low quality seed lots or stop sales have historically been very low and infrequent,...
Dr. John Robinson in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University.
It is never too early to develop a marketing plan for the upcoming crop.
Longer run price outcomes for the 2026 crop depend on expectations of supply and demand. ...
Specialists Speaking
Ken Legé
TEXAS
While it is typical for the High Plains to have very little to no precipitation during late winter to early spring, the low, stagnant commodity price for cotton accentuates the need to scrutinize every input going into...
Specialists Speaking
Brian Pieralisi
MISSISSIPPI
During our winter Extension programming, the three main points I focused on to try to remain profitable this year were variety selection, reducing seeding rates, and pulling back on nitrogen rates. Based on our Mississippi State Extension...
Specialists Speaking
Zachary Treadway
ARKANSAS
It feels like we just started the new year and gathered in San Antonio at the Beltwide Cotton Conference, but the calendar on my wall says we are almost halfway through March. There are planters rolling in...
Specialists Speaking
Guy Collins
NORTH CAROLINA
By this point in time, most variety decisions have been made, burndown applications and any preplant tillage are being conducted, and we watch and wait anxiously to begin planting. Important decisions are best made when we...
Specialists Speaking
Camp Hand
GEORGIA
It is hard to believe another growing season is upon us, and as we approach our planting window, there are two words that come to mind: timeliness and efficiency.
The situation is tough again in 2026, although the...
Specialists Speaking
Josh Lee
ALABAMA
The start of a new cotton growing season is always an exciting time of year, but it’s also one of the busiest. Trying to make sure you have everything you need to plant cotton is no small...
