Planting
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Knowing Where Your Blue Jeans Come From
To paraphrase a quote from the television show “Cheers,” Rebecca Howe said, “Ham comes in funny-shaped cans on aisle number…
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Economics Favor Planting Cotton Behind Wheat
Market prices in the mid-90 cent range and much-improved premium for seed at the gin once again make cotton a…
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Bt Cotton Plantings on the Rise in India
Despite all of the controversy over the years, the use of genetically modified cotton in India has made impressive jumps…
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Dairy Producers Urged to Lock in Prices for Cottonseed
Lower cotton acreages, a persistent Texas drought and a recent dip in cottonseed prices add up to the following advice…
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Study Stresses Benefits of Planting Cotton Behind Wheat
Market prices in the mid-90 cent range and much-improvedpremium for seed at the gin once again make cotton a profitable…
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West Texas Cotton Grower Shows Unconventional Wisdom
Anyone with Ophidiophobia – the unnatural fear of snakes – might want to scroll down a bit. “We were harvesting…
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Access to Water – and Aid – Are Top Priorities
The challenges faced by the Australian cotton industry are often as big as the Land Down Under itself. The volatile…
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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…
