The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its March World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This month’s 2016/2017 U.S. corn outlook is for increased corn used to produce ethanol…
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
…of the boll weevil. It wasn’t easy. It took a lot of time and cost a lot of money. But any cotton farmer will tell you it was worth every…
Cotton System Consumption and Stocks Report
Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 1.32 million pounds in January 2017, down 2 percent from December 2016 but up 24 percent from January 2016. January…
January Agriculture Prices Report
…milk, hogs, cotton, and hay. The Food Commodities Index, at 93.5, increased 0.4 percent from the previous month but is down 2.5 percent from January 2016. January Prices Paid Index…
Starling Named Special Assistant for Agriculture
…support the appointment. National Cotton Council: The National Cotton Council (NCC) appreciates President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ray Starling to the position of Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture,…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…Bill this year. Both cotton farmers and dairy farmers had very little federal help in the last Farm Bill. As a result both have saw difficult times in the last…
$1 Trillion Free-Trade Agreement Now In Force
…the cost of shipping goods to other countries by 14 percent. The deal includes all 164 members of the World Trade Organization, including the United States. The U.S. approved the…
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
Pruitt Agriculture groups respond after the U.S. Senate confirmation of Scott Pruitt to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The National Cotton Council is pleased that the…
House Agriculture Committee Considers Pros and Cons to Restricting SNAP Purchases
…Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, VA Mr. John Weidman, Deputy Executive Director, The Food Trust, Philadelphia, PA Dr. Brian Wansink, Director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, Ithaca, NY…
Kansas Senator Says Wheat, Sorghum Also Key Farm Bill Debate Commodities
Kansas Republican U.S. Senator Jerry Moran(more-ran) says wheat and sorghum need attention in the next farm bill, along with other key commodities including cotton and dairy. Legislators and agriculture groups…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…the existing FARM Program database, which allows FARM evaluators to see the assessment in the existing web and mobile applications. FARM has created a random sampling protocol for the organizations…
Cotton Acres Forecasted to Increase 10 Percent
The Annual Planting Intentions survey by the National Cotton Council estimates U.S. cotton acres will expand near 10 percent in 2017, compared to 2016. The survey projects 11.0 million acres…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA trademark. “U.S. cotton has a great story to tell, and COTTON USA is communicating it to our industry’s current…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…competition from other cotton-producing countries is expected to reduce both U.S. exports and U.S. market share. With exports pegged at 12.4 million bales, Campiche projects total U.S. offtake of 15.8…