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Crop Consultant Bases Recommendations on Crop Needs, Not Costs

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |Beck Barnes |Larry Stalcup |O.A. Cleveland

Jason Little’s priority is not to save farmers money in the middle of the growing season, because his sights are on a bigger end-of-season return on investment potential. Georgia independent crop consultant Jason Little consults for 24 farming entities encompassing nearly 25,000 row-crop acres of cotton, soybeans, peanuts and corn.
USDA Announces 2025 Cotton Loan Rate Differentials

4 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley |Larry Stalcup

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the 2025-crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton. The differentials, also referred to as loan rate premiums and discounts, were calculated based on market valuations of various cotton quality factors for the prior three years.
FiberMax One Ton Club Cotton Growers Honored by BASF

4 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley |Larry Stalcup

The BASF FiberMax One Ton Club honored 56 qualifying cotton growers and their families during its annual banquet in Lubbock, TX, on Apr. 3. Now in its 20th years, the One Ton Club recognizes cotton farmers who produce yields of one ton or more during a given year using FiberMax cotton varieties. All three FiberMax cotton varieties introduced for the 2024 growing season (FM 765AX, FM 868AXTP and FM 823AXTP) were used by farmers who achieved this year’s One Ton Club status.
Oh Deer! The Increasing Impact of Deer on Cotton

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Bill Robertson |Kylie Kitten |Jim Steadman |O.A. Cleveland

Two years ago, during the University of Georgia Cotton and Peanut Field Day in Tifton, Georgia Extension Cotton Specialist Camp Hand began surveying growers about the growing whitetail deer problem that was wreaking havoc on yields and causing significant crop losses.
Global Consumer Brand URBN Joins the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman |O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley |Larry Stalcup

URBN is the latest global brand to join the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. The company’s portfolio features global consumer brands including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement, and Nuuly. Joining the Trust Protocol underscores URBN’s dedication to environmental and social responsibility, including its goal of sourcing 100% of its cotton from responsible sources by 2027 and ensuring that 60% of all direct-sourced raw materials come from responsible sources by the same year.
Cotton Highlights From April 2025 WASDE Report

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley |Jim Steadman |Larry Stalcup

USDA has released its April 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Here’s this month’s summary of the U.S. domestic and global cotton balance sheets. In this month’s 2024/25 U.S. cotton balance sheet, the only changes are a 100,000-bale reduction in exports to 10.9 million bales and an increase in ending stocks of the same amount to 5.0 million bales. The projected 2024/25 season average upland farm price is unchanged at 63 cents per pound.
Cotton Companion: Ignore the Noise Around Tariffs, Focus Instead on Fundamentals

1 month 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
Shurley: Planting Intentions Overview and Considerations

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley |Jim Steadman |Larry Stalcup

Farmers say they intend to plant 9.87 million acres of cotton this year – down 11.8% from last year. This is based on a survey of producers conducted by USDA during the first two weeks of March. These estimates reflect farmer “intentions” as of the survey period. This 9.87 million acres compares to 9.56 million acres estimated by the National Cotton Council in mid-February and 10.0 million acres projected in the USDA Outlook Forum later in February.
Cotton Market Teasing Higher Prices - But Not Quite Yet

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | O.A. Cleveland |Don Shurley |Jim Steadman |Larry Stalcup

The cotton market teased us again with the old crop May contract nearing the 68-cent mark and very active trading above 67 cents. However, the May backed off and settled the week slightly below 67 cents. It’s okay for the market to wear a 68-cent smile, but don’t get used to seeing prices that high…at least just not yet. The July contract can see some trading there, but the May contract remains weighted down by the bearishness of the on-call purchases.
Use Your One Opportunity for Nematode Management

1 month ago | cottongrower.com | Bill Robertson |Jim Steadman |Larry Stalcup |O.A. Cleveland

In most parts of the Cotton Belt, planting may still be another month away. That also means growers should be ready for their best opportunity to help manage some yield-sapping problems. “We have seedling diseases, nematodes, and, in some cases, cotton leafroll dwarf virus,” says Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension Plant Pathologist. “I know growers get tired of hearing me say it, but you get really one good chance for control.