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Seed Coat Fragments in Southeast

In the 2020 cotton season, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service Cotton Classing Office in Macon, Georgia has classed 2.2 million samples, of which approximately 895,000 contained seed coat fragments.... More ›

Dr. Jody Campiche Reviews December Crop Report

The December outlook for U.S. cotton includes lower production, higher exports and lower ending stocks. Production is lowered 1.1 million bales, mainly due to a 900,000-bale reduction in Texas.... More ›

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Hosts Virtual Tour of Cotton Belt

Cotton Council International (CCI) and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol conducted their first-ever virtual tour for brands and retailers.... More ›

Corrected Payment Eligibility Regulation Issued

USDA's Farm Service Agency published an updated regulation in the Federal Register at that corrects an unintentional "actively engaged" definition change included in USDA's Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility rule that was initially published on August 24.... More ›

November Crop Report with Dr. Jody Campiche

This month’s 2020/21 U.S. cotton estimates are virtually unchanged from October. The U.S. production forecast is marginally higher, at 17.1 million bales.... More ›

Georgia Cotton Producers Remain Optimistic

With low commodity prices and trade wars to navigate, it's been a challenging time for the cotton industry.... More ›

Election Produces New Cotton Belt Members

There will be many new faces in both the House and Senate when the 117th Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2021 - including at least 28 new Cotton Belt Members from at least 12 states.... More ›

EPA Announcement Lessens Burdens on Farmers

Earlier this year, the ninth circuit court turned cotton and soybean producers' worlds upside down with their ruling on the herbicide Dicamba, but now, just over four months later, things have taken a turn for the better thanks to the EPA's latest announcement.... More ›

Prevent Contamination in the 2020 Ginning Season

The National Cotton Council is reminding cotton gins to watch for potential contamination sources during this harvest and ginning season.... More ›

NCC Works with EPA on New Dicamba Label

The National Cotton Council is working with the Environmental Protection Agency as the agency develops a new label for dicamba herbicides. Dicamba herbicides are a critical tool farmers use to help control weeds in both cotton and soybean production across the U.S. Reece Langley, Vice President ... More ›

Cotton Trust Protocols Important for the Future of the Industry

With an ever-growing demand for more transparency from both manufactures and consumers, the U.S. Cotton Council has launched an unprecedented program in order to keep up with the times.... More ›

Important Provisions for Cotton Producers in Continuing Resolution

Last week Congressional leadership and the White House agreed to the terms of a Continuing Resolution funding bill that will keep the federal government funded at the start of the new fiscal year on October 1ST and run through December 11th.... More ›

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Nationwide Grower Recruitment Campaign

American cotton growers now can join the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a new standard for verifying the sustainability progress of U.S. cotton.... More ›

Unwrapping/ Cutting Open Modules

This chapter is for gin managers/superintendents, gin module feeder employees, and other gin employees.... More ›

How to Handle Round Modules at the Gin

This chapter is for gin managers/superintendents, gin module feeder employees, and other gin employees.... More ›

Whiteflies Are Back with a Vengeance

Don't let their size fool you. Although extremely small, the whitefly can pose huge problems for cotton growers around the state as harvest season approaches.... More ›

China Buying US Commodities

China is buying more U.S. commodities for the upcoming marketing year, according to the American Farm Bureau. AFBF Economist Veronica Nigh says the analysis includes corn, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, and cotton.... More ›

Production for 2020 Cotton Crop Raised to 18.1 Million Bales

The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the first survey-based production forecast for the 2020/21 U.S. cotton crop.... More ›

NCC Continues Advocacy with Senate and House Members on COVID Relief

The National Cotton Council continues to advocate with Senate and House Members the need for cotton and textile specific language that directs USDA to assist cotton textile mills and merchandisers, along with parameters for the support to crop producers.... More ›

Soil pH & Cotton

Brian Arnall has information about his study into soil pH and cotton.... More ›

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