Production
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Cotton Plantings Far Below Average in Most States, Says USDA
Cotton planting was simply marking time in most states during the week ending May 5, reported USDA, as unseasonably cool…
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NCC Selects First Emerging Leaders Program Class
The National Cotton Council (NCC) has selected the first class of its new Emerging Leaders Program, an effort aimed at…
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Multiple Factors Impact Decline in Honey Bee Colonies
Multiple factors – including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure – are playing a role in the…
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April 29: Southeast Cotton Plantings Increase, Reports USDA
Southeastern states have made double-digit progress in cotton planting during the week ending April 28, according to the weekly USDA…
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Monsanto Announces Major Expansion for Chesterfield Research Center
Monsanto will bring together its St. Louis-based research and development team on one campus when it completes a more than…
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April 22: Slow Rise in Planted Cotton Acreage, Reports USDA
Cotton growers in California and Arizona continued their fierce planting pace in the past week, with both states jumping at…
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FiberMax Welcomes Record Number of Growers Into One Ton Club
Overcoming a two-year drought in the Southwest, a record number of FiberMax growers achieved one-ton yields during the 2012 season.…
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USDA Reports Eight Percent of Cotton Acres Planted by April 15
Based on the April 15 USDA Crop Planting Progress Report, the 2013 U.S. cotton crop is off to a slow…
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NCC Stresses Importance of STAX
The U.S. agricultural sector faces the difficult task of developing new policies that will meet the necessary budget constraints. Furthermore,…
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Tanzania Considering the Use of Biotech Cotton
In an attempt to boost the yields and incomes of its cotton growers, the head of Tanzania’s Ministry for Water…