New Waterways Law Benefits Agriculture, Consumers

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…in this country – according to AFBF transportation specialist Andrew Walmsley. Walmsley says the U.S. has been blessed with an inland waterways system that allows for shipment of bulk commodities…

Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers

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The National Cotton Council is working hard to promote the fiber. Sabrina Hill tells us more. Promoting cotton The National Cotton Council is reminding its members that the Cotton LEADS™…

Weekly Cotton Market Review

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Spot cotton quotations averaged 66 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton in the seven…

Crop Progress for June 4

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…Some cotton fields are struggling to develop good leaf area due to extended thrips damage in the southern region of the state. Beet armyworms turned up in alfalfa, but there…

Earl Williams Receives Distinguished Service Award

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…the National Cotton Council, the American Cotton Producers, the NCGA’s Advisory Policy Council and Supima’s board. A native of Arkansas, where his family was involved in cotton farming, Williams came…

SJV Weekly Cotton Market Review

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For the San Joaquin Valley Spot cotton trading was inactive. Supplies were light. Demand was light. Average local spot prices were lower. Foreign mill inquiries were light. The crop progressed…

Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces New Report on Scientific Breakthroughs from USDA in 2013

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New USDA Discoveries Led to 180 New Inventions, Include Flour that Prevents Weight Gain, Protections from Disease for U.S. Troops, Turning Grass Clippings to Energy WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 –…