Today's update features Angie Snyder, Deputy Administrator of the Cotton and Tobacco Program in the USDA AMS, who discusses the recent announcement of the 4-Bale Module Averaging Pilot for the 2024-2025 cotton season. Learn more from NCC Video News below. youtube.com/watch?v=rhEwtf…

The 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and west of a line from western New Mexico to northwestern Minnesota, and from coastal Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast. More from Brownfield Ag News at the link below. brownfieldagnews.com/weathers/a-bri…

Water and the timing of that moisture helped produce record yields this season on T&D Kohlleppel Farms, LaCoste, Texas. Read more from Farm Progress at the link below. farmprogress.com/cotton/texas-f…

Among challenges to the U.S. cotton industry’s competitiveness are securing an improved safety net for producers, making inroads against increased competition from manmade fibers, and navigating post-pandemic economic pressures. More from Cotton Farming: cottonfarming.com/cottons-agenda…

Today’s Cotton Newsline features Buddy Allen, President and CEO of the American Cotton Shippers Association, who discusses how the ASCA serves its members and works together with the National Cotton Council to address important issues. Learn more: cotton.org/news/av/newsli…

This year feels like an especially hard time to be a cotton grower. Prices are low, and input costs are high. Yet the world and global economy still depend on farmers. Read more: cottongrower.com/promotion/work…

Auburn University is home to two of the oldest cotton experiments in the world: The Old Rotation and The Cullars Rotation. Read more from Cotton Farming below: cottonfarming.com/cover-story/th…

Over 40 years of research and application prove that cover crops help improve soil health and productivity. Read more from Farm Progress below: farmprogress.com/commentary/cov…

On the Plains, rain across parts of Texas continues to ease the impacts of the recent spell of hot, dry weather. Learn more from Brownfield Ag News at the link below. brownfieldagnews.com/weathers/temps…

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to remind producers that have participated in the Environmental Quality Incentive Program in the last three year to fill out the EQIP Program Customer Satisfaction Survey. Read more below: southeastagnet.com/2024/09/06/usd…

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a Climate-Smart Cotton Field Day on Sept. 18 in Plainview. Learn more below: agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/event-advance/…

The National Cotton Council led an effort that resulted in over 300 national and state groups sending a letter to congressional leaders today calling on them to pass the farm bill before year’s end. To read the full letter click the link below. cotton.org/news/releases/…

Defoliation is starting or getting ready to start on early planted cotton in areas across the Southeast, Mid-South, and Texas. Read more from Cotton Grower Magazine below: cottongrower.com/cotton-product…

The tropics have been quiet lately, with no named systems in the Atlantic since Hurricane Ernesto, which became extratropical on Aug. 20. Read more from DTN/Progressive Farmer below: dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

Farming and land management practices are not always conducive for pollinators because farmers are trying to manage a single crop in a large area. Read more from Farm Progress below. farmprogress.com/insects/find-a…

U.S. ag exports continue to trail behind last year’s numbers. Read more from AgNet West below. agnetwest.com/u-s-ag-exports…

NCC and other farm groups are in Washington, D.C. this week to call on congress to pass a robust Farm Bill. They met with elected officials including the office of the Speaker of the House to discuss issues of importance to rural America. Learn more: cotton.org/news/releases/…

Today’s Cotton Newsline features Tom Sell, who discusses how Combest Sell and Associates serves agriculture and works together with the National Cotton Council to address important issues like the Farm Bill. Learn more from NCC at the link below. cotton.org/news/av/newsli…

Mandatory evacuations are in place for some parishes in southern Louisiana in anticipation of Hurricane Francine making landfall early Wednesday evening. Read more from DTN/Progressive Farmer below: dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

Congress came back from recess this week to a letter from more than 300 agricultural trade and advocacy groups saying the time to negotiate a new farm bill is now. Read more from Marketplace below. marketplace.org/2024/09/10/far…