Archive for January, 2016
New GinFast System Packages Bales without Strapping
New bale packaging system which protects and contains cotton bales in a single consumable bag…
Four Webcasts Added to Focus on Cotton Series
Strategies for weed management, harvest aids, and soil management to help cotton farmers plan…
EPA Deputy Discusses Cotton Herbicides Registration Delays with Farmers
It is not clear when the new auxin-based herbicide formulations for the Xtend or Enlist seed traits will be available for cotton growers.
EPA Deputy Discusses Cotton Herbicides Registration Delays with Farmers
It is not clear when the new auxin-based herbicide formulations for the Xtend or Enlist seed traits will be available…
What to Replant and Do if You Have a Cotton or Corn Crop Failure
It’s a question Alan York gets every year: “I lost a crop, what can I plant there next year?”
NC State Issues 2016 Cotton Planning Information
North Carolina State University Extension cotton group has released two documents online to help the state’s cotton growers plan and prepare for the 2016
Group’s Delegates Stick With Push to Designate Cottonseed as an Oilseed
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention added language to the group’s official policy book supporting efforts to designate cottonseed as an oilseed
A Bad Cotton Selection Can Cost a Farmer $100 an Acre, or Much More
Guy Collins, North Carolina State University Extension cotton specialist, urges cotton farmers to plant three or four varieties.
Trust but Verify: 3 Reasons to Have a Written Contract
Many farmers still make deals on a handshake, Ferrell says getting the deal in writing is important, especially in tough economic times.
Vilsack raises legal concern about cotton subsidies, says decision due ‘very soon’
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he would decide “very soon” whether to provide new subsidies to cotton growers…