Production
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Weather Critical to Production Decisions
The harvest season was and is much anticipated for farmers across the Cotton Belt who eagerly wait to see how…
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Global Food Supply
World grain production fell in the last reporting period, exacerbating a global food situation already plagued by rising prices, according…
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Know Your Cost of Production
At what age did you learn that 125 is more than 100? Can you even remember that far back? That’s…
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Irrigation Efficiency, Water Conservation
Irrigation can be expensive, taking into account the initial capital investment, installation costs, annual costs for energy used for pumping,…
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Irrigation Best Management Practices
Advanced irrigation technologies, such as low pressure center pivots and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) systems are good tools, with potential…
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Seed Crunch
Growers in the Southwest had their fill of dry conditions in 2011. A drought that began in winter ran into…
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2011 Cottonseed Prices Double 2010’s
With cotton production down, and the need for supplemental feeds high, whole cottonseed prices are nearly double that of what…
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Born in Cotton
Nearly two centuries ago – the year was 1827, to be exact – a patch of ground near Shellman, GA,…
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Dixie Dusters
Mark Kimmel and his father-in-law David Branhan own Dixie Dusters, an aerial application service near Itta Bena, MS. When cotton…
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Flying Into Cotton
Mark Kimmel flew into cotton farming. Literally. “I soloed when I was 15, and got my pilot’s license when I…