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North Carolina boll weevil assessment to remain at 70 cents per acre
The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina voted to keep the boll weevil assessment rate at 70 cents per acre of cotton for 2013.
‘So God Made A Farmer’ Video Reaches 18 Million Views
$1 million donation is officially headed to FFA
Good Stewardship = Good Profits
Forget expansion, focus on profit—and doing well by the environment.
New App Helps Farmers Develop Fuel Budgets
University develops Android app that factors in estimates for fuel consumption, field size
Cotton Incorporated seeking to make big splash with new cottonseed oils
Are you a jalapeno fan? A hot habanero enthusiast? Cotton Incorporated is working on just the product for you.
NCSU’s College Of Agriculture Hones Vision For The Future
New Dean Richard Linton holds listening sessions around the state to chart CALS future.
North Carolina cotton, peanuts set yield records in 2012
Both cotton and peanuts are in a global over-supply situation, which has driven prices down in both crops, so the record high yields have left many growers with a bitter taste of success.
Linwood Vick is 2013 Farm Press High Cotton Award winner for Southeast region
Linwood Vick’s achievements in cotton production and his use of environmentally sound practices have earned him recognition as the Farm Press/Cotton Foundation 2013 High Cotton Award winner for the Southeast region.
Large supplies, weather will weigh heavily on cotton prices in 2013
Record-high carryover stocks of cotton and future weather patterns are just a few factors affecting cotton prices heading into 2013, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.