The following Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commissions are seeking nominations of producers to serve on the following  commodity commissions: Apple Blueberry Corn Cotton Equine Milk Peaches Pecan Soybean Tobacco Vegetable Wine & Grape Citrus Producers can nominate themselves, be nominated by someone else, or by an affiliated organization of that commodity. Appointments for the commissions are made by the Commodity Commission …

Nutrient Requirements in Cotton (Henry Sintim and Glen Harris): Adequate and balanced supply of nutrients is necessary to optimize the productivity of cotton, just as any other crop [1,2]. Without the right balance and amount of nutrients, plant growth would be impaired, significantly reducing yield and quality, or even leading to crop failure under severe nutrient stress. Plants require primary nutrients in greater …

May 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting July 26, 2023 The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce the guest speakers at the Commission’s 2023 Mid-Year Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. The inaugural Mid-Year Meeting is held in conjunction with a UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop conducted by members of the …

The USDA February 2023 Cotton Outlook projects world cotton consumption bottoming at 110.7 million bales for the current 2022/23 marketing year.  They then forecast 2023/24 consumption recovering to 115.5 million bales due to: 1) post-Covid reopening in China with increasing GDP, 2) lower Chinese production and greater need for Chinese imports, and 3) an “unusual inventory dynamic” of pent-up cotton …

Articles in this month’s issue include: The Cause of Recent Bank Failures and the Ripple Effect on Cotton Producers (Serrina Liu) Efficient Nutrient Management Strategies for Cotton (Henry Sintim and Glen Harris) Irrigation System Prep and Early Season Water Requirements for Cotton Production (Wes Porter, David Hall, Jason Mallard, and Phillip Edwards) Thrips Management: Use an At-Plant Insecticide (Phillip Roberts) …

Perry, GA – The Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors approved $740,609 in research for the 2024 crop year during the March board meeting. The money will fund 19 projects that will be conducted by University of Georgia researchers and extension specialists. Projects range from funding for the UGA cotton team to research on resistant weeds, evaluating the economics of conservation …

Yangxuan Liu, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia Since March 2021, inflation has started to soar in the United States, reaching a 40-year high in June 2022 at 9.1%. History and economic theory show that if the central bank doesn’t get inflation back in place, that could result in a series of …

Over 90% of Georgia’s cotton farmers value the ability of using dicamba postemergence in their cotton crop with the belief that weed control, primarily for pigweed, is improved. The future of this technology is, of course, unknown as both the courts and our regulatory partners will influence its fate moving forward. In fact, the potential for the courts and those …

Thrips are the most predictable insect pest of Georgia cotton and are the only insect pest of cotton that a preventive or automatic insecticide is recommended for control.  Thrips infest near 100 percent of Georgia cotton each year and a preventive systemic insecticide should be used at planting.  Research at the University of Georgia demonstrates a consistent yield response when …

(CARY, NC) – Cotton Incorporated announces today 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 …

Producers have until March 15th to make their sign-up elections (agriculture risk coverage (ARC) or price loss coverage (PLC)) with FSA and enroll for the 2023 crop year. Based on the number of calls we have been receiving, relatively high but volatile commodity prices for many of the covered commodities have at least a few producers confused as to what would …

Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its February 2023 budget projections for a number of Federal programs, including farm-related programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  All eyes are on the farm bill, which expires on September 30, 2023, and this latest update gives us an initial glimpse of the budget baseline that will be available to the farm bill authors …