Last Minute Tips To Get Primed For Planting
With cotton planting just around the corner, now is a great time to review a few, key recommendations to ensure the 2023 season gets off to a great start. In Louisiana, cotton is generally planted mid-April to mid-May, but planting decisions should be based on soil temperature and not the calendar. Early planting is a key component of successful cotton production; however, if planted too early, yield potential can be reduced. Before deciding to plant, it is important to consider factors such as soil temperature and heat units (DD60s).
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Cotton Incorporated Board Creates New Position In Anticipation Of CEO Succession Plan
Cotton Incorporated announces the appointment of William Kimbrell as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. This new position was created by Cotton Incorporated’s Board of Directors following the current President and Chief Executive Officer, J. Berrye Worsham’s retirement announcement effective December 2024. The position is in alignment with Cotton Incorporated’s Succession Plan toward the transition to be potentially named President and CEO, which requires a Board vote in December 2024.
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60-Inch Row Research In Louisiana Cotton
In areas of the state that predominately raise cotton, a typical rotation includes soybeans and corn. Although farmers like to keep cotton in the mix, sometimes it’s difficult to do when the price drops and input costs increase. One potential solution is to grow cotton on 60-inch rows instead of Louisiana’s popular 38-inch row configuration.
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La. Cotton Outlook Discussed at USDA Forum
The U.S. Department of Agriculture held its Agriculture Outlook Forum Feb. 23-24 in Washington, D.C. The forum provides a forecast for the 2023 crop year.
Matt Foster, LSU AgCenter state specialist for cotton, corn and grain sorghum, was a featured speaker at the forum and discussed Louisiana cotton. He started by looking back over the previous decade.
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Deadline Approaching for U.S. Cotton Growers to Enroll 2022 Crop in the Trust Protocol and Complete Data Entry
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol reminds growers to enroll and complete data entry for their 2022 crop as the March 31, 2023, deadline quickly approaches.
Launched in 2020, the Trust Protocol was designed to set a new standard in more sustainably grown cotton. Producers enrolled in the Trust Protocol are eligible to participate in the Climate Smart Cotton Program, which will provide technical and financial assistance to 1,650 U.S. cotton farmers with acres available for Climate Smart practice changes.
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Foster to represent Louisiana
From walking the fields with farmer Cecil Parker in Vidalia and working alongside longtime LSU AgCenter Agent Glen Daniels while a student at Vidalia High and Copiah-Lincoln, Matt Foster is now representing the state of Louisiana as an LSU AgCenter Assistant Professor and cotton, corn and grain sorghum specialist.
Foster will be a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Outlook Forum on Friday in Washington D.C.
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SCGA Ag Achievement Award: Kody Beavers
Kody Beavers and Louisiana State University AgCenter are the 2023 recipients of the Agricultural Achievement Award.
The award is presented each year to a farming operation and university that have worked together cooperatively to promote innovation, efficiency, quality, safety, conservation, and environmental practices. The award is presented at the Southern Cotton Ginners Association annual meeting.
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Foster To Discuss Future Of Cotton At USDA Ag Outlook Forum
LSU AgCenter’s cotton, corn and grain sorghum specialist Matt Foster will be a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 23-24 in Washington, D.C.
Foster will provide an overview of cotton research and production in Louisiana, and focus on advances in biotechnology, which are enhancing cotton production.
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NCC Survey Suggests US Producers To Plant 11.4 Million Acres Of Cotton In '23
U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 11.4 million cotton acres this spring, down 17.0 percent from 2022, according to the National Cotton Council’s 42nd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
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Is SHEIN Using Cotton Made From Forced Labor? Louisiana's Cassidy Wants To Know
Louisiana US Senator Bill Cassidy joined Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in pressing Chinese fast fashion company SHEIN for answers and calling for increased transparency following reports that its products are made with cotton from Chinese slave labor.
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Louisiana Crop Consultant Honored
Northeast Louisiana crop consultant Hank Jones has been honored as the 2022 Cotton Consultant of the Year.
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Cotton Breeders Need Some Hurrahs
When I was a kid we plowed deep, planted black cottonseed and sprayed the heck out of the crop. We have solved a lot of problems since then and a great many of those problems have been tackled at the beginning stage of growing the crop.
Starting with the right seed is the most important decision a grower can make when planting season rolls around.
The changes to seed and plant traits in my lifetime have been miraculous, from seed coatings that protect the seed and young plant from disease to the genetic alterations that control our biggest pests.
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Choppy Conditions Along Cotton Supply Chain
Volatility will continue to rule the cotton market in 2023 with China remaining the dominant force when it comes to demand.
Speaking at the annual meeting of Southern Cotton Growers/Southeastern Cotton Ginners at the Marriott Myrtle Beach Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Cotton Incorporated Senior Economist Jon Devine said volatility in prices, volatility in supply and demand, and uncertainty about choppy business conditions in each stage of the supply will impact the market.
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12 New Cotton Varieties Will Be Available To Producers This Season
Twelve new commercial cotton varieties will be available for cotton producers in 2023. It’s a diverse showcase featuring increased yield potential, higher quality and new technology.
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Monthly Cotton Economic Letter January, 2023
Movement in cotton benchmarks was mixed over the past month.
Despite relatively wide intraday changes, movement in the March NY/ICE contract, values were constrained within the range between 79 and 89 cents/lb that has held them since early November.
Prices for the December NY/ICE 2023 contract, reflecting market expectations for the 2023/24 crop year, have followed a gentle upward trend defined by a series of higher lows. That trend pulled prices up from 75 cents/lb in early November to values over 80 cents/lb.
The A Index was stable over the past month, holding to levels near 100 cents/lb.
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