Mid-South gins’ safety achievements 

Mar 19, 2009

Sixteen Mid-South cotton gins have won the Southern Cotton Ginners Association’s highest award for their safety programs....

World cotton acreage to decline 

Mar 18, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA is projecting a world cotton crop for 2009-10 of 107 million bales, a 2.3 percent decline from the previous year and the lowest output since 2003-04....

Numbers may favor cotton in 2009 

Mar 17, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Though nobody’s expecting Mid-South cotton acres this year to show a sharp rebound, as planting time moves nearer there is talk that earlier gloomy forecasts may be tempered somewhat as producers put a pencil to the economics of cotton versus grains....

Cotton Council state unit officers named 

Mar 17, 2009

National Cotton Council state unit officers for 2009 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C....

Monsanto: Natural refuge for Bollgard II cotton 

Mar 17, 2009

Cotton growers were first able to take advantage of a “natural refuge” for Bollgard II cotton in 2008. ...

Undecided on cotton acres 

Mar 16, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

While new crop surveys indicate Mid-South cotton acres will drop again this season, just how much probably won’t be known until planting time, according to a number of Mid-South producers interviewed at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show....

ABC ‘tragedy’ for local economies 

Mar 16, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

“When are we going to have a Secretary of Agriculture who is for agriculture?”...

Crop marketing plan — peace of mind 

Mar 13, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Despite the economic turmoil swirling around the globe, Greg Simpson is “pretty calm” going into the new cropping season. ...

Cotton market's recurring theme 

Mar 13, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The cotton market could take a bullish turn once the world recession starts to lift, and textile mills suddenly have to start refilling pipeline supplies of cotton, says Joe Nicosia, chief executive officer of Allenberg Cotton Co., speaking at the Mid-South Farm and Show’s ag update session....

Cotton Council names 2009 directors 

Mar 12, 2009

National Cotton Council directors for 2009 were announced here at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C....

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