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Selling equities should be focus of 2015 cotton marketing plan
“Cotton producers need to focus on maximizing the sale of equities in their cotton to boost their returns,” says Joe Nicosia, Executive Vice President of Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC, in part two of this video report.
Marketing loan program still paying off for U.S. cotton producers
Video Report:Joe Nicosia says, “U.S. cotton producers should be glad they decided to enact a program that would help them ship cotton rather than store it 30 years ago.”
Conservation Tillage Systems Threatened By Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
Southeastern growers know all too well the path of destruction left by glyphosate-resistant weeds. Now this scourge of farmers everywhere is threatening the advancement of conservation tillage.
North Carolina facing neonicotinoid-resistant thrips
“North Carolina now has neonicotinoid-resistant thrips; not a good thing for cotton producers in the state,” said Dr. Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University Extension entomologist.
Look for stability when choosing a cotton variety
North Carolina is launching an on-farm variety testing program in cotton in 2015.
PhytoGen cottonseed varieties reduce root-knot nematode populations
PhytoGen® brand 427 WRF delivers convenient control of root-knot nematodes in early season varieties that also are prime candidates for double-cropping. PhytoGen® brand PHY 427 WRF is as effective as an alternate rotation crop when the goal is red…
March 31 new deadline for farm bill base, yield update and ARC, PLC programs
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Feb. 27 that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill.
Irrigation meeting (originally set for Feb 17) rescheduled for March 5 in Gatesville, N.C.
Due to harsh winter weather, the Northeast North Carolina Irrigation and Drainage Meeting originally scheduled for Feb. 17 has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 5.
Brake Herbicide Receives Section 18 Approvals in Six States
Brake Herbicide has received Section 18 emergency use exemptions for control of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) in six cotton producing states. (45,000 acres in North Carolina)
Yes It’s True: Cotton Looks Bullish
DTN Senior Analyst, Darin Newsom, takes an in-depth look at the U.S. cotton market.