NEW BLOG POST: Arkansas Cotton Update and 2022 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide. Follow the link below to find this timely update and a link to the recently released publication. Link to update: bit.ly/22-Cotton-upda… Bill Robertson Tom Barber UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

NEW FARM PRESS ADDITION Delta Farm Press welcomes new staff writer Whitney Haigwood, an Arkansas native, farmer's wife, mother of two & an experienced writer. Watch for her on a farm near you soon! farmprogress.com/commentary/wel… Whitney Shannon Ginger Rowsey Bill Robertson  Arkansas State

Last year we buried over 2000 pieces of underwear and 12000 teabags with 1000 volunteers to estimate soil health. This Wednesday first results will be presented. We found thousands of microbial taxa and results point to the importance of land use and soil carbon. S. Franz Bender

Bill Robertson, AR Ext Agronomist, chats with Adam Chappell who strayed from conventional cotton practices. With inspiration from Australia and motivation to reduce seed costs, Adam plants wide row cotton. 🎥 Soil Health Institute & U of AR. #WhatsYourGoodIdea goodideafarm.org/ideas/wide-row…

We always hear about sustainability on the farm, but what do consumers think about it? Cotton Incorporated's Kim Kitchings will discuss this topic tomorrow at 7:30 am Central. If you've never attended a Cotton & Coffee Zoom session, please visit cottonboard.org/cotton-coffee to register.

In our new paper we argue that soil health goals must prioritize soil N cycling efficiency and leverage organic N Amanda Daly Andrea Jilling Berkeley Agroecology Lab @jwadeexperience Amélie Gaudin Dr. Hannah Waterhouse Andrea Leptin authors.elsevier.com/a/1f-M18g13Tqgz

“Hey mom, look at my new overalls! I’m like mini Bill!” 😂 Bill Robertson She’s been wanting these for a minute now! Ha!

Watch a new “Focus on Cotton” webcast, where Bill Robertson presents on The Arkansas Cotton Research Verification Program and its innovative improvement of #cotton yield in the past and present. Free to watch: doi.org/10.1094/GROW-C… Arkansas Extension Agriculture UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology Cotton Incorporated

Enjoyed being on the same team with lots of good folks and having the opportunity to help so many!

You never know how friendships and connections will impact your life and the lives of other. Carey and I are truly blessed!

Cotton grower Steve Stevens, early adopter of computerized-hole selection for irrigation. just inducted into Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame UA System Div of Ag

Leadership and service that brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector is the hallmark for the five newest inductees into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. For more photos of the event, visit flickr.com/photos/arfarmb…

Stoneville 4595 planted around lunch Monday full stand this morning. Off to a great start in Poinsett county. #plant23

Giddy up! #deltapine #COTTON

I’ve been blessed to have the best people in my corner every step of the way.

“the studies show, corn takes up the majority of its nitrogen—about 67% on average—from sources occurring naturally in soil, not from fertilizer.” phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/phys.org/n…

Very honored. Thanks!!

SAVE THE DATE! This year's Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO will be held in Centennial Hall at the Arkansas State University Student Union on January 29, 2025. Keep up with the latest conference news on arkswec.com