…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…
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…
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…
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
…reserve auction sales have led to increased consumption by mills, this also has limited China’s imports of raw cotton fiber and cotton yarn. In the current projections, China’s cotton imports…
February WASDE Report Released This Week
…50 million bushels while global wheat supplies are expected to drop 4.2 million tons due to decreased production in India and Kazakhstan. U.S. cotton supply and demand estimates show slightly…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…is up by 2.2 percent, with the largest increases for farms specializing in cotton (up 34 percent) and dairy (up 47 percent). These strong gains are offset by a forecast…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…the future. When asked about corn, soybean, wheat and cotton prices 12 months ahead (January 2018), the percentage of producers expecting higher prices was, with the exception of wheat, only…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…these dedicated advocates,” Conaway said. General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodities including barley, cotton, cottonseed, corn, grain sorghum, honey, mohair, oats, other…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…the herbicide is a danger to plants and animals listed under the Endangered Species Act. XtendiMax is designed to be used on soybean and cotton plants that have been genetically…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Cotton Pest Control Board, California Department of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the National Cotton Council. Media interested in this project can…