It’s time to add seeding to the list of on-farm precision operations.

A little attention to these details could give growers a better shot at maximizing their cotton bottom line for 2015.

Jimmy Dodson, a third-generation cotton farmer from Robstown, TX and a prominent leader in the cotton industry, has received the 2014 Cotton Achievement Award from Cotton Grower magazine.

It’s time to face facts. Quality cotton – especially U.S. high quality cotton – is now driving world demand.

With the loss of tried and true in-furrow products, cotton growers have embraced seed treatments as their best insurance to help their crops get off to a good start.

A transition in leadership is coming to the National Cotton Council. And the organization already has the right people in place to continue the Council’s operations and programs without missing a beat.

Americot rode to success on the performance of two top varieties in 2014. For 2015, the company is adding another workhorse variety to the stable.

Growers familiar with CROPLAN corn and soybean varieties in the South may want to keep an eye on the company’s cotton program, too.

Launch of the new World Cotton Contract has been postponed to early 2015 as ICE continues to sort through regulatory issues in Malaysia.

With new trait introductions out of the way for the first time in several years, Bayer CropScience turns its complete focus to developing its Stoneville and FiberMax brands.