…I’m Cathy Isom… How to eliminate Mites – IPM Protocal #4 video by: Monster Gardens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9iNEvspBg Best Integrated Pest Management protocol – currently used in Commercial Indoor, Greenhouse and Outdoor…
Optimism in Avoiding Another Government Shutdown in the Fall
…the funding bills for the upcoming fiscal year,” said Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council. There is optimism in getting some of the funding…
DPR Update on Chlorpyrifos, Glyphosate, Sulfoxaflor
…work together to create a working group.” Sulfoxaflor: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the long-term approval for the insecticide on a national level, however that determination has…
New DPR Director Excited to Improve Agency Transparency
…that we’re working on are really critically important…to be able to establish the sort of trust that we need to accomplish the bigger and more complicated things.” While still relatively…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…the U.S. soybean industry that has increased exposure in more than 50 international markets. These funds will continue to generate sales and business for U.S. producers and exporters many times…
MFP Details: ‘Minimum of $15 an Acre Initially’
…for the National Cotton Council, Reece Langley highlighted some of the features of the latest iteration of MFP payments. “What we do know that will be different from last year…
NVV Further Sustainability Efforts with Porto Protocol Commitment
…Protocol is an international initiative to encourage commitments from the global wine industry to improve sustainability efforts. “The protocol started in 2018 based on the premise that the effects of…
Transform Registration for California Cotton on Hold Despite EPA Approval
Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of sulfoxaflor on a national level, Transform registration in California is going to require an additional regulatory process. The…
Pima Preference in California Cotton Acreage Increase
…with the previous year, five states planted fewer upland cotton acres in 2019, including California. Upland cotton planted area is a record low in California,” said Chris Singh with NASS…
EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection
…citrus, cotton, cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, watermelons, some gourds), soybeans, and strawberries. “EPA is providing long-term certainty for U.S. growers to use an important tool to protect crops and avoid potentially…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-12-19
…and why he’s urging the USMCA to pass. You’ll also hear a report on the USDA Acreage Report showing U.S. cotton down and a report on the status of the…
NCC Emerging Leaders Program Completes First Session
The Emerging Leaders Program participants met with lawmakers, their staffers and key government agency officials during their visit to Washington, DC. Courtesy National Cotton Council The thirteen American cotton industry…
Did California Miss Opportunity to Support Immigration Reform?
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said ‘rumors’ in California hurt the last significant immigration reform opportunity. Following his talk at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue fielded…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…Pima Cotton Trust Fund: On April 15, 2019, FAS issued $27.3 million in payments under the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund. Wool Trust Fund: On April 15, 2019, FAS issued $14.9 million…