Thrips control in 2014 proved challenging for many growers. And the findings from field studies conducted last year may not provide many happy answers for this season.

The 2015 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show – now in its 63rd year – returns to the Cook Convention Center in Memphis February 27-28, featuring more than 400 exhibitors focused on fiber and grain production.

Blake Lauritsen’s attention to commodity markets, the global cotton industry, and good business sense – plus a bit of luck, he’ll admit – earned him the 2014 Marketer of the Year award.

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.