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Cotton Grower Industry News
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Scheffler Receives 2014 Cotton Genetics Research Award
Dr. Jodi Scheffler, a respected cotton geneticist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, is the recipient of the 2014 Cotton Genetics…
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Jimmy Dodson Receives 2014 Cotton Achievement Award
Jimmy Dodson, a third-generation cotton farmer from Robstown, TX and a prominent leader in the cotton industry, has received the…
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Cotton Grower Acreage Survey: Growers Dialing Back Acres in 2015
The 2015 Cotton Grower Acreage Survey suggests cotton farmers could reduce cotton plantings by more than 10 percent this year.
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Hall of Achievement: Honorees of the ’90s
A fearless willingness to try new ideas and new approaches to cotton production and marketing – including integration of new…
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USDA Extends Public Comment Period for Conservation Stewardship Program Rule
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has extended the public comment period on the Conservation Stewardship Program interim rule through January…
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RMA Announces APH Yield Exclusion Details
The Risk Management Agency has announced program details related to the Actual Production History Yield Exclusion provision to the 2014…
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Consequences of Texas Drought Continue to Linger
Although parts of Texas have received rain, drought will continue to be an issue, with 35 percent of the state…
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NCC Farm Bill Meeting Info Now Online
Information from the National Cotton Council’s 25 STAX/Farm Bill workshops and four regional webinars is now accessible online.
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Sanders Acquires Gillett Grain Services
Jimmy Sanders Incorporated – a subsidiary of Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC – has acquired Gillett Grain Services, Inc., located in…
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Promising Start to BCI Sustainability Project in U.S.
Twenty-two farms in four states produced more than 26 million pounds of cotton lint in the first year of a…