Planting
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USDA Says Cotton Planting Nearly Complete, Early Crop in Good Shape
According to the June 8 USDA cotton crop reports, 89 percent of this year’s crop has now been planted, and…
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Setting New Yield Limits
A harvesting trip to Texas changed the way Tommy Butner thought about yields on his own Tennessee farm.
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Planting Pace Picks Up in the Southwest, First Squares Reported
The June 1 USDA Crop Progress report shows that Southwestern states made substantial progress in cotton planting over the past…
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Cotton Planting in Many States Now Ahead of Five-Year Average
USDA reports that 62 percent of the U.S. cotton crop has now been planted, with eight states ahead of their…
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Southeast Shows Biggest Weekly Gains in Cotton Planting, Reports USDA
Based on the May 18 USDA Crop Progress report, overall cotton planting stayed on track with the five-year average for…
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Planting Surge Puts 2014 Cotton Acres Near Five-Year Average
According to the May 11 USDA Crop Progress Report, 30 percent of the U.S. cotton crop is now in the…
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USDA Reports Pockets of Progress in 2014 Cotton Planting
According to the May 5 USDA Crop Progress Report, planting of the 2014 cotton crop continues to track last year’s…
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New Webcast, Search Tool Added to Focus on Cotton Website
A new webcast focusing on cotton nutrition and a one-stop search tool that targets Extension cotton information from 17 states…
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Cotton Following 2013 Planting Patterns for Most States
Based on the April 28 USDA Crop Progress Report, 13 percent of the nation’s cotton crop has been planted –…
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Five Keys to Higher Cotton Yields
As growers in the Southern Cotton Belt begin shifting their planting focus to cotton, they should consider five optimum pre-…