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Six steps for helping late-planted cotton mature earlier
By Scott Stewart, Tennessee IPM Extension Specialist
Cotton Planting Map
Current Cotton Crop Progress Reports
Farm health care at risk
Call it another round for unintended consequences. The Affordable Care Act, designed to improve access to health care for millions of Americans, carries the threat of stripping tens of thousands ofagriculture
workers of their existing health plans.
Input costs top list of cotton grower concerns
Cotton Incorporated’s Kater Hake recently discussed how CI is addressing the top production concerns of the nation’s growers.
On-farm poly tanks should be checked annually for deterioration
• Poly tank inspection is an easy way to protect your safety, your farm’s bottom line and the environment
North Carolina cotton growers prepare for ‘thrips season’
By Jack Bacheler, North Carolina Extension Entomologist
EPA Fuel Spill Plan: Farmers Face May 10 Deadline
EPA regs require ‘proper storage’ and a written plan or face a civil fine.
Consultant survey offers realistic look into North Carolina cotton insect picture
Contaminants a thorn in the side of U.S. cotton exports
• There is a long list of contaminants found in bales, ranging from plastic shopping bags that may have blown into a field, to plastic module cover fragments, to shop rags, and on and on.
Textile trade war puts cotton growers in tough spot
• The two sides are bitterly divided between two basic marketing principles: The Single Transformation Rule and the Yarn Forward Rule.