TECHNOLOGY & ALLIED INDUSTRY
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America's foremost cotton competitor
Brazil- America's foremost cotton competitor? Hear more from William "Buddy" Allen, president and CEO, American Cotton Shippers Association. He spoke last week at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Learn what he had to say about exports and the paradigm shift in farm policy focus.
Beltwide Cotton Specialist of the Year award
Cotton Specialist Murilo Maeda accepting 2023 Beltwide Cotton Specialist of the Year award.
LSU AgCenter Soybean Specialist Describes Impact of August Rains
Parts of central Mississippi and northern Louisiana have received 10-20 inches of rain in the latter part of August - when harvest should be in full swing. Soybeans appear to be hardest hit among row crops. LSU AgCenter Soybean Specialist David Moseley shares what he is seeing in his region.
Arkansas Senate Farm Bill Hearing
Some sound from Senate Field Hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill.
Alabama cotton producer Stanley Free talks about why he comes to the show
Cotton producer Stanley Free, Centre, Alabama, visits with Farm Press about what he comes to see at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.
Joe Mencer: Beltwide Cotton Marketer of the Year
Meet producer Joe Mencer, Lake Village, Ark., and the 2023 Cotton Marketer of the Year. Learn more about his marketing strategy and selling his cotton and rice for the highest price of his career.
Deltapine’s Eric Best talks about new cotton varieties for 2023
Deltapine gathered its New Product Evaluator growers in Tampa, Fla., Dec. 9 to celebrate 15 years of the farmer-based program, and the company announced five new cotton varieties for the 2023 growing season. Deltapine’s Eric Best talks about the new varieties and what they bring to the field in 2023.
Current and future regulatory decisions for agricultural chemistries now must include the Endangered Species Act
A lot of decisions this year with the EPA will come and will address the Endangered Species act with every product as it's registered or reregistered. And by addressing that act, there's some tremendous challenges that will be difficult for us,” said Stanley Culpepper, University Of Georgia Extension Service weed specialist.
Jeff & Kimberley Sumrall Family, Canton, Miss., visit the Midsouth Farm and Gin Show 2022
Jeff & Kimberly Sumrall, Canton, Miss., and their 3 kids talk about what they enjoy most at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, Memphis, Tenn.