Archive for March, 2016
India Cuts Monsanto Modified Cotton-Seed Royalty Fees by 70%
St. Louis-based Monsanto sells cotton seed in India via Mahyco Monsanto Biotech, or MMB.
Plant bugs: North Carolina Cotton Has Advantage Over Mid-South
Dominic Reisig tells North Carolina cotton farmers that if they don’t yet have plant bugs, that’s great, but they still need pay attention…
March is Burndown Time (York & Collins)
Much of NC’s cotton is grown in no-till or strip-till systems and therefore requires a preplant burndown.
North Carolina Cotton Producers Association Announces Referendum
Andrew Burleson, president of the North Carolina Cotton Producers Association, and a cotton producer in Stanly County, has announced that a referendum will be held on Friday April 01, 2016.
APHIS Extends Comment Period on Plan to Overhaul Biotech Regs
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is allowing another 45 days for comments…
New MOA To Stop Pigweed
Cotton farmers now have a new pre-emergence herbicide and class of chemistry in the fight against resistant weeds.