COTTON LOANS ...
UPCOMING WORKSHOP ...
Fisher County Cotton Workshop, April 9 in Roby
Day will cover everything from weed managemenet to research updates and the Farm Bill
LEADERSHIP ...
USDA names importer to the Cotton Board
Darrell Scott Johnson has been appointed to the Cotton Board
TRADE TALK ...
Uncertainty in the global cotton market
NCC: Ongoing trade tensions between U.S., China creating uncertainty in world economy
COTTON PROJECTIONS ...
U.S. expected to plant 14.5M acres of cotton in 2019
According to the NCC’s 38th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey
UPCOMING MEETING ...
Vela addressing 2019 NCC Annual Meeting
Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX) will address delegates at National Cotton Council meeting
DESTRUCTIVE PEST ...
VDACS cotton survey finds no boll weevils
This year, the agency installed 1,125 traps on 96,000 acres of cotton in Virginia fields
LEADERSHIP ...
USDA announces Cotton Board appointments
Eight members, eight alternate members and two advisors appointed to board
WEED CONTROL ...
EPA extends dicamba registration for two years
EPA extends use of dicamba to control weeds in dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops
INNOVATION ...