…the product of many curious and ingenious people who made incremental improvements to the work of their predecessors. This slideshow requires JavaScript. 1. Cotton Gin: In colonial times, cotton cloth…
Beef Association Names New Leader
…expand and open markets around the world for U.S. beef; increase trust in U.S. beef production and ensure consumers fully understand the importance of beef’s role in their diets,” said…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…problem in California cotton fields. In California, johnsongrass is found in the Central Valley, Cascade Range foothills, Western California, and the Sierra Nevada foothills to about 2600 feet (800 m)….
Simplifying the Data Ownership Dilemma
…agreement between Agricultural Technology Providers (ATPs) and farmers in an effort to build trust and strengthen relationships. We believe farmers own the rights to the data produced from their local…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Economy.) Historically, bulk commodities-wheat, rice, coarse grains, oilseeds, cotton, and tobacco-accounted for most of U.S. agricultural exports. However, in the 1990s, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products inlucding high-value products (HVP)-…
Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate
…and those involved in food production. “There are many challenges facing today’s food producer and perhaps none more important than building trust with consumers,” said David Hollinrake, vice president, marketing…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
Products cause risk to aquatic animals and environments – manufacturers fail to comply with the terms of the registration The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice of…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews State of the Rural Economy
…that concern being felt more acutely than in the cotton belt. While the actions of the Chinese and Indian governments continue to hammer cotton markets, threatening the very existence of…
TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture
…agreement is implemented, tariffs as high as 10% on U.S. cotton exported into Vietnam will be eliminated, and Japan’s “gate price” duty on pork will be reduced by 90%. #2:…
House Agriculture Committee Questions EPA ‘Burdensome Policies’
…and rancher who no longer trust in the regulatory system. The EPA needs to stop implementing bad policies that diminish the integrity and transparency of the rulemaking process. “Producers derive…
Ron Craft to Lead National Cotton Ginners Association
The Memphis-based National Cotton Ginners Association (NCGA) elected its 2016 officers on February 5 during its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. The new slate is: president – Ron Craft, Plains,…
Another Challenging Year for Cotton Industry
It looks like another challenging year for the cotton industry. Sabrina Hill reports. Industry Cotton Report The National Cotton Council (NCC) says 2016 will be another challenging year for the…
National Cotton Council Statement on Cottonseed Designation
…given the current economic circumstances and his willingness to explore ways of providing meaningful and timely assistance to the industry.” “With the lowest U.S. cotton acreage in more than 30…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…in cotton and director of the UC West Side Research and Extension Center Lindsay Jordan – UC ANR Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor for Merced, Mariposa and Madera counties Rose Hayden-Smith,…