Production
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ICAC Ushers in Standardized Vocabulary for Cotton Industry
Cotton has been produced for thousands of years, but the commercial industry is about 200 years old, dating from the…
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NCC Praises USDA for Reinstating Payments
The National Cotton Council (NCC) thanked USDA after the agency announced on October 21 that it had begun distributing Conservation…
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US, Australia Team Up for Cotton LEADS Initiative
The United States and Australian cotton industries have joined hands to increase awareness among manufacturers, retailers, brands and consumers on…
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Cotton Harvest Begins in Earnest
The U.S. government – and USDA’s weekly reports – may have been shut down for the past three weeks. But,…
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NCC Thanks Senators for Seeking Clarification on Marketing Assistance Loans
The National Cotton Council (NCC) has expressed appreciation to Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and 12 of their…
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Yara Launches App to Help ID Crop Nutrient Deficiencies
Yara North America, Inc. has launched Yara CheckIT, a new app for visual identification of crop nutrient deficiencies. Yara CheckIT…
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Cotton Companies Prepare to Capitalize on Dicamba-Tolerant Technology
Although Monsanto’s highly anticipated Bollgard II XtendFlex cotton trait hit a snag in May, seed company representatives are still abuzz…
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China Develops Verticillium Wilt Resistant Cotton
China is taking the lead in the identification, testing, breeding, and application of a new cotton cultivar resistant to verticillium…
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Newsom and Percival Join Americot’s Southwest Sales Team
Jimmy Newsom and Richard Percival have joined Americot, Inc., as cotton sales representatives serving two of the company’s key Texas…
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Help for Cotton-Related Decisions Offered At 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conferences
Members of the cotton industry who help producers make key cotton production and marketing-related decisions will find an abundance of…