Production
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2013 Ginning Survey Shows Continuing Trends, Plus a Few Surprises
Rather than another “same song, second verse” scenario, the 2013 Cost of Ginning Cotton survey did provide a few surprises…
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Terminate Cotton Irrigation at First Cracked Boll
Darrin Dodds, Mississippi State Extension cotton specialist, says that when growers see the first cracked boll in their cotton fields,…
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Cotton Harvest Looking Good in Lower Rio Grande Valley
As cotton harvest begins in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, growers are optimistic that this year’s crop will…
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NCC Commends Timely Implementation of STAX for Cotton
The National Cotton Council applauded the announcement that the Stacked Income Protection Plan – or STAX – will be available…
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USDA Launches Website to Assist New Farmers and Ranchers
USDA has developed a New Farmer website as a resource to help guide the next generation of farmers through the…
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Enrollment Opens for Cotton Transition Assistance Program
Cotton growers have from August 11 until October 7 to enroll for the Cotton Transition Assistance Program, an interim payment…
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John Deere Updates Round Module Building Cotton Picker for 2015
For 2015, John Deere has updated its on-board round module building CP690 (previously known as 7760) Cotton Picker with increased…
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Bolls Seen in Nearly Half of U.S. Crop; Overall Condition Remains Highly Favorable
The USDA Crop Progress report for July 27 shows squaring and boll set numbers on target with the five-year averages,…
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Crop Progress: Overall Condition Still Solid; Boll Set Numbers Jump
According to the July 20 USDA Crop Progress report, squaring and boll set numbers are now above the five-year averages…
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Fruiting Totals Jump in July 13 Crop Progress Report
According to the July 13 USDA Crop Progress report, the 2014 cotton crop is fruiting quickly and is now right…