If I were a WWE wrastler and had to introduce myself in the last few days, I would probably do something similar to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. When he comes in the ring and grabs the microphone, he usually says, “FINALLY… The Rock has come back to *insert city here*!” And the crowd goes nuts. My intro lately would be …
Author: Dr. Stanley Culpepper Pesticide resistance and regulatory challenges threaten the sustainability of tools currently in a farmer’s toolbox. For most Georgians, pesticide regulations pose the greatest threat with the recent Engenia, XtendiMax, and Tavium court decisions, highlighting this reality. The 2024 Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) training will fulfill federal label requirements ensuring each applicator is trained prior to applying …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Joe Nicosia, a Cordova, Tenn., merchant, was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2024 during the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Patrick Johnson, a producer from Tunica, Mississippi, will serve as vice chairman for 2024. Nicosia has been a member of the board of directors of the National Cotton Council since 2011, was a segment …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.8 million cotton acres this spring, down 3.7 percent from 2023, according to the National Cotton Council’s 43rd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. (see table attached) Upland cotton intentions are 9.6 million acres, down 4.3 percent from 2023, while extra-long staple (ELS) intentions of 202,000 acres represent a 37.7 percent …
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2024) – Lee Cromley, a Brooklet, Ga., producer, will serve as Cotton Council International’s (CCI) president for 2024. CCI is the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) export promotion arm and carries out programs in 50 plus countries under the COTTON USA™ trademark. Cromley and other CCI officers were elected at CCI’s board meeting held as part of …
As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words. We present to you Figure 1. Figure 1: Farm Safety Net and SNAP Spending, 1962 to 2026F Source: OMB Table 11.3 – Outlays for Payments for Individuals by Category and Major Program: 1940 – 2028 and Table 3.2 – Outlays by Function and Subfunction: 1962 – 2028. Note: spending for budget subfunction …
In light of the February 6, 2024, ruling by the U.S. District Court of Arizona vacating the 2020 registrations for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the following update. On February 14, 2024, EPA issued an Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba Products Previously Registered for Over-the-Top Use on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybean. This Order …
On February 6th, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated the registration of dicamba for over-the-top (OTT) use on dicamba-resistant cotton and soybeans. In the ruling, the court found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to meet regulatory requirements related to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). While at present, the extent of …
The first step to forecasting new crop supply and demand involves focusing on planted acreage. Economists emphasize the influence of price, i.e., that of cotton as well as the prices of competing spring-planted crops. For example, the average new crop corn:cotton price ratio in the first quarter of the year (currently 6.1) suggests between 10.5 and 11.0 million acres of …
The Georgia Cotton Commission’s Trustees’ Awards were presented at the 2024 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting January 31 in Tifton. The Trustees’ Awards are awarded to individuals who have dedicated themselves to the advancement of the cotton industry in Georgia. Producers, research and extension specialists and other cotton industry associates of high character and integrity who have given exceptional service …
In a January 17th Dear Colleague letter, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, outlined her proposal for strengthening the farm safety net in the 2024 Farm Bill (found here). The proposal centered around five key principles: programs must be targeted to active farmers; we need to provide farmers choices and flexibility; assistance should be timely; …
On November 16, 2023, President Biden signed H.R. 6363 – the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act of 2024 – into law. The bill extended the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), reauthorizing programs like the Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs through September 30, 2024. Producers will have an opportunity to make a one-time election …