Nation’s first cotton bale sells for $16,500
The official certified first bale of cotton sold for $16,500, including add-ons and a $3,000 donation, at the First Bale [...]
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09, 2016
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07, 2016
Lack of moisture could affect High Plains cotton growth
Where’s the rain? Texas High Plains cotton needs a drink—for dryland production and to help growers keep up with water [...]
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06, 2016
A year of bumper crops?
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) planting report released yesterday points to bumper crops for corn, beans and cotton. The [...]
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06, 2016
Storms damage West Texas cotton
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the cotton crop in several West Texas counties over the [...]
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05, 2016
Texas cotton crop well underway
Cotton is planted, emerging and growing in parts of the Lone Star State. But others are still waiting to plant. [...]
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04, 2016
EPA extends dicamba comment period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) comment date for dicamba formulations has been extended to May 31, according to Progressive Farmer. [...]
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04, 2016
Texas Farm Bureau supports dicamba for GE cotton, soybeans
By Shala Watson TFB Public Relations Intern The Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is requesting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move [...]
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04, 2016
Dicamba proposed for GE cotton, soybeans
Cotton and soybean growers may be closer to having another tool to reduce the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds. The Environmental [...]
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03, 2016
Vilsack: CTAP, cost-share could help cotton farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is exploring ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can help American cotton farmers [...]
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02, 2016
Cotton growers keep upbeat outlook in desperate times
Though it looks bleak for American cotton growers to get cottonseed listed as an “other oilseed,” cotton-growing groups are not [...]