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Cotton Forecasts Higher and Mexico Tomato Dumping
The Agribusiness Update
USDA’s 2024-25 forecast for global cotton production is down slightly month-over-month but a 7% increase from last year and the highest since 2017-18, and Court of International Trade confirmed findings that Mexican companies dumped tomatoes into the U.S. market at significant margins.
More Peanuts - Corn in 2025 and Economic Concerns Growing
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia farmers are expected to plant more peanuts and corn in 2025, while cotton acres are forecast to decline, and a new CoBank report says rapidly worsening expectations in agriculture are elevating economic concerns.
Talkin' Cotton Research
Southeast Regional Ag News
Grant Saum, Mid-South Regional Communications Manager for The Cotton Board, explains a Cotton Incorporated funded research project that is focusing on combining fertilizers with herbicide.
California Steps Up to the Cotton Leadership Plate
California Ag Today
Carlo Bocardo, a cooperative official from Bakersfield, will serve as the 2025 president of Cotton Council International, the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council.
Acreage & Exports: A U.S. Cotton Update
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA shows a significant drop in cotton acreage. Cotton Council International elects new leadership.
Georgia $1 Per Bale Assessment Out for Votes
Southeast Regional Ag News
If you are a Georgia cotton farmer and not have yet voted, the time is nigh for the $1 per bale assessment that funds the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC).
Cotton Production Down and New Approach to Bird Flu
The Agribusiness Update
Cotton producers intend to plant 9.6 million cotton acres this spring, down 14.5% from 2024, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.
Herbicide-resistant weed
Idaho Ag Today
An Herbicide-resistant weed continues spreading through Southern Idaho
EPA Herbicide Strategy Would Have Been "Game Over"
Southeast Regional Ag News
“It would have been ‘game over’ for most of us.” Those are the words from University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Cotton Specialist Stanley Culpepper in addressing an EPA-proposed herbicide strategy.
Cotton Economics are Tough
Line on Agriculture
The National Cotton Council is working to find ways to help cotton producers be more competitive and drive the industry upward.
Beltwide Cotton Conference Attracts 900 Attendees
Southeast Regional Ag News
Miss the conference or want to see the content again? The National Cotton Council has made part of the offering available online.
Cotton Council Give Priorities Under New Administration
California Ag Today
Beginning the list is the confirmation of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture.
A New Season (for Cotton) in Washington, D.C.
Southeast Regional Ag News
It’s a season of change in Washington, D.C. Robbie Minnich, the National Cotton Council’s Vice President of Washington Operations, outlines their priorities under the new administration.
California Budget Hurting Farmers and Mixed Message on Trump Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass says Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget plan will continue to hurt food producers with fees, taxes and increasing labor costs, and recent reports say President-elect's aides are considering narrowing his tariff plans, but Trump says that's wrong!
Georgia Peanuts for Poultry Feed and Mixed Message on Trump Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Peanut Commission will promote peanuts as a poultry feed ingredient at the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta, and recent reports say President-elect's aides are considering narrowing his tariff plans, but Trump says that's wrong!
Warmer, Drier Cotton Belt Winter
Southeast Regional Ag News
What’s in store for Cotton Belt weather? Brad Rippey, meteorologist with the United States Department of Agriculture, is the “man in the know” as far as how the weather could go. We get his forecast.
Cotton Leafhopper in Florida and Poll Shows Americans Want E15
The Agribusiness Update
A notorious pest of cotton, okra, and eggplant has now been detected in several Florida counties, and recent polling for the Renewable Fuels Association shows 69% of registered voters support increasing the availability of E15.
Cotton: The Fabric of Victoria’s Secret
Southeast Regional Ag News
Victoria’s Secret & Co. has just been recognized with a Silver Anthem Award for Sustainability, Environment & Climate—and it’s all thanks to their collaboration with four family cotton farms in Alabama.