Beck Barnes

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |Beck Barnes |O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley

Dr. O.A. Cleveland drops in to discuss the recent USDA Planting Intentions report. His message: While the tariffs dominate the headlines, the market fundamentals remain bullish for cotton! 0 1 5 Cotton Companion: Ignore the Noise Around Tariffs, Focus Instead on Fundamentals

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Sarah Cato |Jim Steadman |O.A. Cleveland |Beck Barnes

The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (ABWEF) board of directors has authorized the distribution of a $1 per acre cash rebate to growers for reported 2024 cotton acres registered with the Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Program. In all, a total payout of $613,300 will be returned to Arkansas cotton growers. “Production agriculture is highly expensive and financially burdensome for our growers,” says Joe Mencer, a cotton grower from Chicot County and ABWEF Chairman.

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |O.A. Cleveland |Beck Barnes |Don Shurley

BASF hosted 74 cotton farmers and their families across five meetings in December, January and February to share the results from over 200 Agronomic Performance Trials (APT) conducted during 2024. The growers in attendance participated in the trials and helped plant, grow, and harvest BASF test plots for cotton seed. These trials help BASF determine which varieties of FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed to advance for limited release the following year.

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Don Shurley |O.A. Cleveland |Jim Steadman |Beck Barnes

Time moves on, but old crop cotton prices remain mired in the doldrums of a flat market and will continue to be stuck in those same doldrums for another 8-10 weeks. As noted several times, the May futures contract can move higher if there is a squeeze against the record shorts. Yet that attempt most likely awaits the period just before the beginning of the July expiry rather than on the upcoming May contract.

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |Beck Barnes |Don Shurley |O.A. Cleveland

Cleveland: Cotton Price Improvement Is On the Horizon