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A group dedicated to all things cotton!
Interest:
Cotton, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness
Updated Oct 24, 2020
Though most of the organic cotton in the world comes from Asia, Texas in the USA is also a major producer. Although specific growing methods may vary based on region and farm size, there are general principles that can be applied throughout the world when it comes to growing organic cottonEconomicsThere are many reasons to grow cotton organically. The market share of organic cotton has grown from 1% in 2008 to 21% in 2018... However, by the third year, the yield was similar to conventional farms, in an Indian experiment, and the ROI of organic cotton was 25% higher, as production costs are less. Organic cotton growers in Texas also get yields similar to conventional farms, according to Textile Exchange, and the organic seeds cost only $70 per bag compared to $400 for GMO seeds...
Categories: Cotton, Organic Specialty Crops, Sustainable Agriculture
Updated Aug 7, 2020
The high-value returns from cotton as well as the higher costs of production should be ample incentives for adopting precision farming. The vagaries of climate change and its disruptions to the normal farm schedule only increases the value of this information technology for cotton. Climate Change is Altering Pest Attack PatternsIncreasing drought and extreme weather due to climate change are impacting cotton in unforeseen ways. The unpredictable changes in weather patterns aren’t just disturbing the environmental conditions needed for cotton crops... When wild plant hosts dry due to early drought, tarnished plant bugs (TPB) and stinkbugs move from them to cotton earlier than usual...
Categories: Cotton, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
Updated Aug 9, 2020
Cotton is by far the most important fiber crop in the world. India is the largest producer of cotton followed by the US, where it is considered as a major cash crop playing a key role in the country’s agricultural and industrial economy... 500 pounds) of cotton in the year 2019. The cotton industry has seen radical changes over the decades regarding production capacity and value. All thanks to genetic engineering the Bt technology revolutionized the cotton industry and has led to unparalleled success...
Categories: Cotton
By Anonymous Member
Published Dec 1, 2020
What was your best cotton variety in 2020? Please note your location in your answer!
Categories: Cotton
Updated Feb 18, 2021
It's that time of year again where planting prep is on the brain. Soon, things will be waking up from the doldrums of Winter. ... At Tennessee's dryland OVT plots for Cotton the difference in lint yield was 156 lbs or $109/acre using a price of $. 70 cotton...
Business Title: Pat And Blake Rogers Farms
Job Title: Farmer, Landowner, Precision Agriculture Specialist, Other Ag Professional, Owner
About: I grow cotton, peanuts, soybeans, corn and wheat in the Pee Dee area of South Carolina.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Telemetry, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Fishing, Hunting
Job Title: President
About: My job includes senior commodity analyst and hedging manager; I provide tailored hedge strategies for producers and end users in many market sectors including the following: Grains, Energies, Metals, Livestock, Cotton; and make myself available to discuss implementation of these programs.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Beef, Dairy, Swine, Marketing, Feeder Cattle
Business Title: Agri-Valley Irrigation
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Irrigation
About: Mike Wandzell is an Emmy-Award winning News Producer who left the TV industry to get back into Agriculture.
He worked in Agriculture in the cotton and almond business growing up.
Mike went to Fresno State, receiving a degree in Mass Communication.
After winning the Emmy in 2016 in Television, Mike got back into agriculture.
He now works in Irrigation California's Central Valley at Agri-Valley
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Marketing, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Tools, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Conservation Plans
By Darren Chan
Updated May 12, 2020
There are lots of Microbial fertilizer products in the market, many growers don’t know how to distinguish and choose the right products for crops. This article will tell you “Why we use Microbial fertilizer” & “Functions of different Microbial products. Why use Microbial Fertilizer ProductsIt’s a kind of product that the life activities of microorganisms make crops get a specific fertilizer effect. Microbial fertilizers products play an essential role in agriculture, not only in improving the supply of soil nutrients, but also in promoting crop growth, disease resistance, and stress resistance. After applying the microbial fertilizer in the soil, the “symbiotic effect of fungi and crops,” “nutrient coordination effect,” “biological nitrogen fixation effect” will occur between the fungus, crops, and soil ecological environment to ensure healthy growth and stability of the crops...
Categories: Agribusiness, Cotton, Organic Row Crops
Business Title: Pat And Blake Rogers Farms
Job Title: Farmer, Landowner, Precision Agriculture Specialist, Other Ag Professional, Owner
About: I grow cotton, peanuts, soybeans, corn and wheat in the Pee Dee area of South Carolina.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Telemetry, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Fishing, Hunting
Job Title: President
About: My job includes senior commodity analyst and hedging manager; I provide tailored hedge strategies for producers and end users in many market sectors including the following: Grains, Energies, Metals, Livestock, Cotton; and make myself available to discuss implementation of these programs.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Beef, Dairy, Swine, Marketing, Feeder Cattle
Business Title: Agri-Valley Irrigation
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Irrigation
About: Mike Wandzell is an Emmy-Award winning News Producer who left the TV industry to get back into Agriculture.
He worked in Agriculture in the cotton and almond business growing up.
Mike went to Fresno State, receiving a degree in Mass Communication.
After winning the Emmy in 2016 in Television, Mike got back into agriculture.
He now works in Irrigation California's Central Valley at Agri-Valley
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Marketing, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Tools, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Conservation Plans
Business Title: AgTec Services
Job Title: Farmer, Landowner, Ag Retail Professional, Ag Investor, Crop Consultant, Precision Agriculture Specialist
About: I started out in 1983 as a sales manager in agronomy and continued the trade until 2000 when I got tired of working for someone else so I started my own business also in agriculture and still at it to this day.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness, Specialty Livestock, Grass-Fed Livestock, Feed, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Crop Scouting, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Ag Commentary, News, Farm Management, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Succession Planning, Purchasing, Shops, Repair, Projects, Tools, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Conservation Easements, Hemp, Organic Specialty Crops, Orchard Crops, Tree Nuts, Fishing, Homesteading, Hunting, Tobacco
Business Title: North American Ag
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Founder of North American Ag
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton
Business Title: Maschio Gaspardo North America
Job Title: Precision Agriculture Specialist
About: Providing quality equipment across North America.
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Projects, Purchasing, Shops, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Business Title: Harvest Harmonics
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Sales Representative
About: I help innovators farmers around the world grow healthier and more productive plants, increase yield and reduce input cost, with a new, unique and organic technology using biophysics. Connect with me for info.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Dairy, Grass-Fed Livestock, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables
Business Title: Kynetec
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Agricultural Research Manager
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Apps, Marketing, News, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Tobacco
Business Title: CustomBio
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria manufacturer
About: CEO of biotech company, Custom Biologicals, Inc. since 1992. 30 years in business, 15 years making soil probiotics to help plants grow. Focusing now on NitroBac - nitrogen fixing bacteria that convert nitrogen from the air, and make it available for the plants to use. This product is available this season! Shoot me an email for more info.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Rice, Soybeans, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Vegetables
Business Title: Harvest Harmonics
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Scientific Trials Representative
About: I am looking for universities, sciences, and government agencies to test our newest technology.
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Grass-Fed Livestock, Fertility, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, Marketing, Member Challenge , News, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources
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A group dedicated to all things cotton!
Interest:
Cotton, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness
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Here’s a place to spread the word concerning announcements and insights that the whole ag industry may be interested in.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
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Nut Garden is a company specializing in providing nutritious nuts and a variety of imported high-quality dried fruits and grains with quality and origin certificates.
Address: A75/18 Bach Dang, Ward 2, Tan Binh, HCMC
Tel: 0901862795 - 0901862796
https://www.vuonhat.com/
Interest:
Canola, Corn, Cotton
Public
Devoted to highlighting the great people and companies in agriculture who impact our industry and feed the world.
Interest:
Canola, Corn, Cotton
Public
A group dedicated to providing information on crop fertility and soil qualities.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Cover Crops, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS
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The latest news on the innovative technology in the agricultural industry
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
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TerraStride Pro\\\'s online mapping platform improves your marketing and closes more listings
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
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All about organic agriculture
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Organic Row Crops
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California and Arizona real farm radio, providing current, relevant, and interesting agriculture news. We are proud to serve the agriculture community. AgNet West is based in California.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Canola
Updated Oct 24, 2020
Though most of the organic cotton in the world comes from Asia, Texas in the USA is also a major producer. Although specific growing methods may vary based on region and farm size, there are general principles that can be applied throughout the world when it comes to growing organic cottonEconomicsThere are many reasons to grow cotton organically. The market share of organic cotton has grown from 1% in 2008 to 21% in 2018... However, by the third year, the yield was similar to conventional farms, in an Indian experiment, and the ROI of organic cotton was 25% higher, as production costs are less. Organic cotton growers in Texas also get yields similar to conventional farms, according to Textile Exchange, and the organic seeds cost only $70 per bag compared to $400 for GMO seeds...
Categories: Cotton, Organic Specialty Crops, Sustainable Agriculture
Updated Aug 7, 2020
The high-value returns from cotton as well as the higher costs of production should be ample incentives for adopting precision farming. The vagaries of climate change and its disruptions to the normal farm schedule only increases the value of this information technology for cotton. Climate Change is Altering Pest Attack PatternsIncreasing drought and extreme weather due to climate change are impacting cotton in unforeseen ways. The unpredictable changes in weather patterns aren’t just disturbing the environmental conditions needed for cotton crops... When wild plant hosts dry due to early drought, tarnished plant bugs (TPB) and stinkbugs move from them to cotton earlier than usual...
Categories: Cotton, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
Updated Aug 9, 2020
Cotton is by far the most important fiber crop in the world. India is the largest producer of cotton followed by the US, where it is considered as a major cash crop playing a key role in the country’s agricultural and industrial economy... 500 pounds) of cotton in the year 2019. The cotton industry has seen radical changes over the decades regarding production capacity and value. All thanks to genetic engineering the Bt technology revolutionized the cotton industry and has led to unparalleled success...
Categories: Cotton
Updated Feb 18, 2021
It's that time of year again where planting prep is on the brain. Soon, things will be waking up from the doldrums of Winter. ... At Tennessee's dryland OVT plots for Cotton the difference in lint yield was 156 lbs or $109/acre using a price of $. 70 cotton...
By Darren Chan
Updated May 12, 2020
There are lots of Microbial fertilizer products in the market, many growers don’t know how to distinguish and choose the right products for crops. This article will tell you “Why we use Microbial fertilizer” & “Functions of different Microbial products. Why use Microbial Fertilizer ProductsIt’s a kind of product that the life activities of microorganisms make crops get a specific fertilizer effect. Microbial fertilizers products play an essential role in agriculture, not only in improving the supply of soil nutrients, but also in promoting crop growth, disease resistance, and stress resistance. After applying the microbial fertilizer in the soil, the “symbiotic effect of fungi and crops,” “nutrient coordination effect,” “biological nitrogen fixation effect” will occur between the fungus, crops, and soil ecological environment to ensure healthy growth and stability of the crops...
Categories: Agribusiness, Cotton, Organic Row Crops
Updated Apr 9, 2021
You hear the same advice all around during times like this: “The farmers who will survive and thrive during tough times are low-cost producers. ” For the most part, this is very good advice. Farmers are inundated with a number of questionable inputs and, during the toughest of times, it’s not hard to see areas where we can cut rates or cut out products completely. However, there’s one input that I would urge you to continue to use vigilantly. Don’t cut the rates and definitely don’t eliminate this...
Categories: Agribusiness, Corn, Cotton
By Darren Chan
Published Apr 11, 2019
Damages of nematodesNematodes attack plant roots, stems and leaves. They are a major group of crop pathogens and cause worldwide losses estimated at about US$120 billion every year. They inhabit the soil and damage the roots of plants, weakening their ability to absorb water and nutrients. The symptoms of these damages include stunting, yellowing of plant leaves, and loss of plant vigour. Nematodes rarely killing plants directly, But they will affect plant growth and yields greatly...
Categories: Agribusiness, Cotton, Soybeans
By Darren Chan
Updated Apr 9, 2021
With the progress of society and the increasingly developed science and technology, there has been a lot of pollution in the environment in which we live, and the land we live in is now devastated. Therefore, we must take measures to carry out soil remediation and control soil pollution. Soil problems will become an important part of the environmental protection cause in the future. Then there are problems. How do we solve these problems? As a farmer, we should understand the countermeasures...
Categories: Agribusiness, Cotton, Crop Protection
By Owen Taylor
Published Sep 7, 2020
Producers could be without 3 primary over-the-top dicamba products in 2021 if a critical court ruling holds. Essentially, the decision banned dicamba, which strips away the main feature in dicamba-resistant technology – dicamba itself. Even before the 2020 crop wrapped up, many farmers and their crop advisors already were considering their Plan B – a weed management approach for 2021 that omits dicamba altogether. So, what will go into these Plan B’s?We posed that question to 12 consultants in 10 states across the Midwest, Midsouth, Southeast and Southwest. How will they and their clients formulate an approach in a year without the herbicide?Click here to learn about their potential approaches for the coming crop year...
By Darren Chan
Published Dec 17, 2019
What's Organic FertilizerNowadays, as the level of modernization of agriculture is getting higher and higher, sustainable agriculture is an important global issue. Organic food is receiving more and more attention. According to the trend, organic fertilizers are becoming the first choice for many people. Widely used for vegetables (tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber), fruits (strawberries, grapes, citrus), Cash crops (grass, flowers, cannabis)Organic Fertilizer DefinitionOrganic fertilizer is also called “farm manure... Cottonseed MealCottonseed Meal is a rich source of nitrogen and a small amount of phosphorus and potassium...
Categories: Agribusiness, Organic Row Crops, Wheat
By Anonymous Member
Published Dec 1, 2020
What was your best cotton variety in 2020? Please note your location in your answer!
Categories: Cotton
By Anonymous Member
Published Mar 7, 2020
By Jerry Smith
Published Mar 10, 2020
Categories: Cotton, Peanuts, Cover Crops
By Anonymous Member
Published Apr 8, 2020
Is there a lot of benefit to letting cover crops grow a tremendous amount of vegetation prior to terminating them or do the risks of increased planting difficulty make it not worth the trouble?
Categories: Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops
By Jerry Smith
Published Jul 16, 2021
Categories: Corn, Cotton, Crop Scouting