Archive for February, 2014
Final Planting Date Changes for Cotton Insurance Coverage
RALEIGH, N.C., February 24, 2014 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced final planting date changes for the cotton program in participating counties across North Carolina and Virginia beginning with the 2014 crop year. The updated final planting date is May 25.
Three new ‘Focus on Cotton’ Webcasts Give Producers a Good Head Start for the Growing Season
Variety selection, weed management strategies, and nematodes are often at the front of cotton producers minds during the winter and early spring months.
New crop cotton may offer best prices at planting
Because U.S. cotton supplies are expected to increase in 2014-15, market analysts believe the best time to price new crop cotton will be during planting season.