Maximize yield and quality potential of cottonseed with industry-leading traits from PhytoGen
The latest lineup of PhytoGen® brand varieties offers growers more in-plant protection options to help cotton thrive, protect quality and …
PhytoGen cottonseed helps grower achieve best crop ever
For cotton growers across South and Central Texas, outbesting their best each year is no small task. With cotton planting …
Sponsor: Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Cotton Launch Announced
Monsanto Company in December announced the commercialization of its new Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® cotton technology, the first commercial cotton product …
By Jim Steadman: It’s shaping up to be a good year for U.S. cotton. But the line separating the bulls and bears in the market remains thin.
By Jim Steadman: When development started squeezing their Texas farmland, Jim and JP Jansen began looking for options to protect their family farming history. They found their answer 150 miles away.
Sponsor: Breeding and Testing Cotton in Texas for Texas
Since 2010, when Monsanto opened the doors of its cotton breeding and testing facility in Lubbock, the focus to develop …
Sponsor: Deltapine® Varieties Offer Strong Performance, Better Weed Control in 2017
U.S. EPA and the state of Texas have approved XtendiMax™ herbicide with VaporGrip™ Technology, a low-volatility dicamba herbicide, for in-crop …
Sponsor: Strong Cotton for Texas
The 2016 season gave Texas growers some ideal growing conditions at times, and threw them some tough conditions, as well. …
By Beck Barnes: The 2017 growing season is shaping up to be a good one in the Lone Star State. Cotton prices are rebounding and acreage is poised to remain robust.
Thriving begins with the right varieties
For cotton grower Casey Jones, thriving in cotton begins with selecting the right variety for each situation. He looks for …
A Raging-bull Wheat Market is the Financial Motivation for Rotating Cotton and Wheat
A soybean/cotton rotation? Sometimes. A corn/cotton rotation? Absolutely. A wheat/cotton rotation? When the cash price of wheat exploded through the …
Maximize yield and quality potential of cottonseed with industry-leading traits from PhytoGen
The latest lineup of PhytoGen® brand varieties offers growers more in-plant protection options to help cotton thrive, protect quality and …
Cotton growers have had a peaceful coexistence with what Native Americans called “maize” for a couple of decades. Maybe longer. …
The U.S. & China: The Twain Meets
On November 7th, Yao Ming and his Houston Rockets came to Memphis and vanquished the hometown Grizzlies, 86-80. Less than …
Most cotton growers are very knowledgeable when it comes to growing and harvesting a crop. They have years of experience, …
Cotton Vs. Corn: Paradox Proves Logic
Thesis, antithesis, synthesis: The Hegelian dialectic triad. Wilhelm F. Hegel was an 18th-century German philosopher who believed that all things …
NYBOT and Cotton Grower Announce Marketers of the Year
While eating lunch one afternoon during the 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, California producers Bob Hull and Jack …
Funding Cotton Incorporated Is Money Well Spent
Each year when cotton producers are charged their per bale assessment to fund research and promotion at Cotton Incorporated, they …
Strengthening American Cotton’s Marketability
Cotton Incorporated designs research and promotion projects to strengthen the market position of American cotton at every stop along cotton’s …
Information dissemination and the development and implementation of innovative consumer products are two very important strategies for increasing cotton demand. …
He said they were big shoes to fill. He said it was a tough act to follow. Then he went …
This country is going to hell in a handbasket. I wish I had a dime from every person that ever …
Paradigm Shift Changes Market For The U.S. Cotton Grower
Even during trying times and with challenges ahead, the United States cotton industry is well positioned to maintain its leadership …
December Futures Prices? Ask Mother Nature.
Opinions differ on where December futures prices may go. But there’s no doubt that Mother Nature holds the key to forthcoming price activity.
With Market Oversold, Is Bullish Return Near?
The cotton invert continues, as both the U.S. and Australian crops are oversold.
Shurley: Prices Continue to Flounder in Lower Range
The July USDA crop production and supply and demand estimates report was not bad, but prices continue to show no improvement.
Rain in India, U.S. Keeps Pressure on Prices
Beneficial rains in the U.S. and India kept pressure on cotton prices, as the December futures contract settled the past week unchanged.
Shurley on Cotton: Where Did the Acres Go?
Dr. Don Shurley says the recent USDA Planted Acreage report did not deliver as expected, making times a bit confusing for producers looking to manage risk.
Bulls Push Market on Heels of USDA Planting Report
Smaller than expected U.S. cotton plantings – and the potential smaller crop – caught the bulls’ attention in the market.
Wrangler Joins Field to Market Sustainability Efforts
Wrangler is the first apparel brand to join the sustainable agriculture alliance.
Cotton LEADS Adds HUGO BOSS to Partner Ranks
Global fashion house HUGO BOSS is the newest member of the Cotton LEADS program.
Market Catching Its Breath After 10-Day Slide
After an unprecedented 10-day drop in prices, the market is trying to catch its breath.
Mother Nature, Not Bulls, Managing the Market
Cotton prices took a big hit, and bullish signals are hard to find. Mother Nature is now in charge.
USDA Seeks Cotton Board Nominees
USDA is seeking nominations for candidates to fill 13 member and 13 alternate positions on the Cotton Board.
