The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce the guest speakers at the Commission’s 15th Annual Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. The annual meeting is held in conjunction with the UGA Cotton Production Workshop conducted by the UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team. The UGA Cotton Production Workshop will feature breakout sessions where …
The NCC supports the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) saying that reverting to a 1980’s era “waters of the U.S.” rule would be a mistake as it did not help American agriculture. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Cotton Council supports the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) saying that reverting to a 1980’s era “waters of the U.S.” rule …
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By Bob Kemerait and Simer Virk With the arrival of October, cotton growers in Georgia have long anticipated the start of harvest and preparation for the final days of the season. Understandably, much of the focus now is on defoliation and in getting the cotton out of the field and to the gin. If the crop is within four weeks …
PERRY, Ga. – Cotton grown in the United States has the reputation for one of the cleanest fibers in the world. This reputation is under threat, as the increase of plastic contamination remains a major problem in cotton. Gins and textile mills continue to find plastic in cotton bales. Some of the culprits include plastic wrap from round modules, shopping …
The Georgia Cotton Commission, along with 330 national and state agricultural organizations including the National Cotton Council, Southern Cotton Growers, Inc., and Georgia Farm Bureau submitted a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee cautioning against proposals that could lead to threatening tax increases on American agriculture. Federal tax policies play an important role in …
On August 27, the Georgia Cotton Commission submitted comments on the Biden Administration’s proposed reinstatement of the Waters of the United State (WOTUS) rule. When originally introduced in 2015, the WOTUS brought confusion by its inconsistent definition and contradiction to rules from state regulators in Georgia and across the country. The Navigable Protection Waters Rule (NWPR), which has since been …
MEMPHIS, TENN (September 8, 2021) – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol will present six, live enrollment webinars focusing on how the program helps U.S. growers meet the changing demands from their end customer while also better documenting and verifying the sustainability practices and advances already incorporated into their farms. Launched in 2020, the Trust Protocol is a farm level, science-based …
Camp Hand and Stanley Culpepper It is that time of the season where people are beginning to think about defoliation. Traveling across the state recently, I observed bolls opening in some of our earlier planted crop. It has been a tough year for many, but we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is …
PERRY/TIFTON, Ga. – The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Tifton, Georgia. The field day will start at 8:00 a.m. at the Tifton Campus Conference Center (TCCC) in the North Parking Lot. After a brief welcome, field …
Articles in this month’s issue include: 1. Managing Target Spot and Areolate Mildew (Bob Kemerait) 2. How to Fertilize Drowned Out Cotton (Glen Harris) 3. Cotton Irrigation Considerations for August (Wes Porter and David Hall) 4. Cotton response to excessive rain, cloudy days, and management strategies (Camp Hand and John Snider) 5. Causes of fruit shed (John Snider, Camp Hand, …