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Deltapine NPE Program Kicks Off Variety Evaluation for the Class of ’26

1 week ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

The Deltapine New Product Evaluator (NPE) Program kicks off its 18th season with growers evaluating 13 candidates for the Class of ’26 cotton varieties. “For 110 years, the Deltapine cotton breeding program has delivered improved genetics and traits that have set the bar high on variety performance throughout the decades,” says Eric Best, Deltapine Cotton Product Manager.
Next Cotton Market Roundtable Set for May 12

1 week ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

Jarral Neeper, President of TruCott Commodities, will lead the Ag Market Network’s next Cotton Market Roundtable discussion of the latest cotton market news on Monday, May 12, following the release of USDA’s May supply and demand report. Joining Neeper on the cotton panel will be:• Dr. John Robinson, Professor and Extension Specialist/Cotton Marketing at Texas A&M UniversityTo listen to the discussion, call 605-313-5148 and enter code 571052.
Outside Events Push Cotton Prices Closer to 70 Cents

1 week ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

Cotton settled the week with a Happy Face as market participants moved closer to the realization that Washington’s tariff policy could be positive to both the market and to the economic wellbeing of the U.S.Despite the numerous detractors that fail to understand that change – even in the marketplace – can be positive, outside events took cotton prices and equities significantly higher at the week’s end.
Shurley: When Will We See Improvement in Weak Cotton Prices?

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

In USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report, farmers said they intended to plant 9.87 million acres of cotton this year – down 12% from last year. Some industry observers expected as much as a 15% decline. I wonder now if, in fact, that’s where we’re headed. New crop prices (Dec.‘25 futures) haven’t helped. Georgia, for example, was projected to be down only 100,000 acres, or 9% from last year. Texas is down 8%.
Arkansas Cotton Gin Honored for Top Gin Output in U.S. in 2024

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

McClendon Mann & Felton Gin Company in Marianna, AR, has been honored by Bayer and its Deltapine cotton seed brand for achieving the highest output of any cotton gin in the United States last season, ginning 242,706 bales of cotton in 2024. The gathering was held at the historic Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, MS – the first farm in the world to grow and harvest a commercial acre of cotton produced completely by mechanical methods.
Liz Hershfield Named Cotton Council International Executive Director

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

Fashion industry veteran and sustainability expert Liz Hershfield is the new Executive Director of Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America (NCC). Hershfield succeeds Bruce Atherley, who retired at the end of March. “Strong leadership and innovative strategies are essential to maintaining U.S. cotton’s competitive edge,” says NCC President & CEO Gary Adams.
EPA Releases Insecticide Strategy for Better Endangered Species Protection

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its final Insecticide Strategy that identifies practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species from the use of insecticides, while providing flexibility for pesticide users and growers. The Strategy identifies mitigations aimed at protecting more than 900 species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that EPA considers when it registers a new insecticide or reevaluates an existing one.
Hey, Cotton Has a Kelce Connection, Too!

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

Yes, that Jason Kelce. All-Pro center and Super Bowl champion with the Philadelphia Eagles. Big brother to Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce…and thus, a personal friend of Taylor Swift. Now retired from his playing days, he’s become his own corporation of sorts, including broadcasting, podcasting, social media, and his own YouTube channel…not to mention endorsements. He seems to be everywhere with an Everyman approach and curiosity on multiple topics.
Cleveland: Little Hope of Improved Cotton Prices on the Horizon

2 weeks ago | cottongrower.com | Jim Steadman

New crop cotton prices held the 70-cent line…well almost, slipping as last Friday’s trading session expired leaving the weekly close at 69.87 cents. The week’s excitement came as the May 2025 contract entered its expiry period with triple digit gains in a brief last minute price squeeze. The positive was that December was able to hold the 70-cent level despite cotton’s continuing demand deterioration. Thus, the end of the 2024-2025 cotton marketing season truly is at our front door.
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.