Production
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Crop Progress: Cotton Reported Slightly Ahead of Schedule
The numbers from the latest USDA Crop Progress report show that the U.S. cotton crop is running slightly ahead of…
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How to Think About Fiber Quality in Cotton
What factors affect cotton quality and how do textile manufacturers evaluate cotton for their mills? Dr. Steve Brown and Tyler…
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Crop Scan Ag Report: Prime Time to Make Cotton
In most areas, August is the prime time to make a cotton crop. Here’s what’s happening across the Cotton Belt.
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Crop Progress: Open Bolls Now Reported
Open bolls make the USDA Crop Progress report for the first time this season.
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Crop Progress: Viable Cotton Acres Ahead of Average
USDA’s Crop Progress report for the week ending July 31 shows that cotton acres still considered viable are holding their…
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Critical Period in AR for Irrigators, Crops and Equipment
If there’s one message Chris Henry has for Arkansas row crop farmers during the drought, it’s “don’t get in a…
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Crop Progress: Looking Pretty Good in Many Areas
The USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending July 24 shows encouraging news for certain parts of the Cotton…
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First Bale of Cotton for 2022 Harvested Near Alamo, TX
Wesley Vanderpool of Alamo, TX, harvested the first bale of cotton for 2022 on June 23.
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Crop Progress: Boll Set Continues to Increase
The USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending July 17 shows an overall 9 percentage point increase in boll…
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Crop Scan Ag Report: Dryland Acres Done, Here Come the Bugs
Most of the Cotton Belt is still mostly hot and dry, and dryland acres range from being in serious trouble…