Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the appointment of eight members, eight alternate members, and two advisors to serve on The Cotton Board. These appointees will serve three-year terms, ending December 31, 2024
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A Kansas State University researcher in western Kansas says he may have an innovative way to kill weeds commonly found in farmer’s fields: simply put, he wants to crush ‘em.
That’s right, says Vipan Kumar, a weed scientist at the Agricultural Research Center in Hays. He’s studying a method known as harvest weed seed control (HWSC) in which weed seed is literally pulverized by a rolling cage mill that is fitted to the back of a combine during harvest.
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Dr. Vasu Kuraparthy, noted scientist and professor in North Carolina State University’s Crop & Soil Sciences Department, is the 2021 Cotton Genetics Research Award recipient.
The announcement was made Thursday during the 2022 Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference, which convened as part of the National Cotton Council-coordinated 2022 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio, Texas. Kuraparthy, who was selected by the Joint Cotton Breeding Committee, received a plaque and a monetary award.
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Scientists with the LSU AgCenter annually evaluate cotton varieties at four locations that represent Louisiana’s cotton-producing regions. These AgCenter locations are the Red River Research Station at Bossier City, Dean Lee Research Station at Alexandria, Macon Ridge Research Station at Winnsboro, and Northeast Research Station at St. Joseph. Cotton varieties are managed using practices that follow LSU AgCenter recommendations and demonstrate commercial operations as closely as possible. All entries in the trials are replicated four times, and results are compiled for average performance after one or two years of testing.
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The Rolling Stones may “get no satisfaction.” But U.S. cotton growers may argue otherwise after a relatively smooth and surprising harvest.
By the time these words reach your eyes, 2021 cotton harvest should be complete. As of early December, USDA reported that 85% of all U.S. cotton acres had been harvested, with pickers and strippers still in fields in parts of the Southeast and across the High Plains and Panhandle.
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Record prices, surprising yields, and (mostly) favorable weather combined to give us a year like we haven’t seen in a good while. And although all signs point to more cotton acres across the U.S. in 2022, there are still some factors and unanswered questions that could impact the final total.
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Cotton prices across the nation are some of the highest seen since 2014 and many growers on the South Plains also saw a great season.
“This really has been a very unique year and one for the records,” said CEO of Plains Cotton Growers, Kody Bessent.
While harvesting went off without a hitch, some growers have now hit a snag when it comes to selling their cotton.
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Don’t expect the dizzying heights of $1.21 per pound, but the cotton outlook appears relatively solid for 2022. Bouncing up from 11.2 million planted acres in 2021, the Cotton Belt could see 12 million acres in 2022, and possibly more, contingent on a mercurial La Niña.
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The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol will be featured in the upcoming episode of EARTH with John Holden. EARTH is hosted by six-time Emmy Award winner John Holden, who takes viewers around the globe to showcase eco-friendly initiatives that are enhancing the lives of Earth’s inhabitants through health, business, and various other advanced technologies and solutions.
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Rushing to get a few more soil samples for nematode testing ahead of a freeze, I moved quickly across a cotton field near Fort Valley, Ga. I was far from alone. A steady stream of cars and trucks sped by as drivers hunted empty gas pumps. Hungry passengers craved brisket at a very large and very nearby convenient roadside stop.
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Ed Barnes knows the pulse of technology in cotton, from the farm to the mill.
Technology has advanced rapidly since the agricultural engineer joined Cotton Incorporated in 2002, making it an exciting time to work in the industry. Advances show no sign of slowing, making cotton more proficient every step of the way in the years ahead.
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The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (Trust Protocol) offers unrivaled transparency and visibility of cotton through the supply chain, backed by an unparalleled level of independently verified data from our grower members.
The Trust Protocol has made significant strides in its first year. We have established a new system for sustainably grown cotton from scratch. One that now counts over 560 organizations across the supply chain as members.
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The preliminary results have been formulated by the LSU AgCenter on the various cotton varieties planted across Louisiana this past growing season.
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The cotton market ignored the notions of seasonals, deliveries and holidays to close markedly higher Friday. Traders thought there was an element of Chinese buying in the mix. Thus, the ICE futures posted their fifth consecutive week of higher closings. Supposedly cotton prices in China are higher and that is causing textile mills there as well as the U.S. managed-money funds to increase their buying. However, some traders feel there still will be some sort of seasonal correction next week.
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Both the A-Index and New York futures prices have experienced exuberant rallies in recent months, reaching levels well above $1.00 per pound. From the time of USDA’s first forecast for MY 2021/22 in February 2021 through September, the A-Index surged roughly 15 cents from the mid 80-cent range, coinciding with a tightening of world stocks in USDA’s projected balance sheet.
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