January 2015
Cotton FarmingRice Farming Peanut Grower  |  Corn South   |  Soybean South
  

 
Stan Winslow of Belvidere, N.C., received a special award at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio.
 
In the News
 
* Consultant Stan Winslow Named Top Consultant - Read
* Phil Burnett Discusses U.S. Cotton's Future - Read
* Another Tool For Nematode Control? - Read 
* Deltapine Announces Two New Varieties - Read 
* Plenty Of Variety Choices In '15 For Soybean Farmers - Read
* Bayer Announces Four New Varieties - Read 
* Cotton Ginners Marketplace - Read 
* PhytoGen Announces Five New Varieties - Read 

Consultant Update
 
Chuck Farr
"I think we are looking at a time of correction in farming. Tight budgets and prices that most farmers would think are good are about 30 to 40 percent of what they previously were during the past few years. This situation has put many farmers in financial trouble. With high rent prices and higher seed costs, we really are in survival mode for the next few years. We are all feeling the pressure to make the highest yielding crop with the lowest input cost for 2015. At the end of the day, if you ask farmers what they want for 2015, I think the answer would be a farm loan marked "Paid In Full" at the end of the year. Most think that would be a success."   
   
Stan Winslow
  
"In 2015, my wish for cotton producers in my region is pretty simple. First, I want them to have yields similar to 2014. Second, they need lower plant bug pressure and better prices. As for producers of all crops in the United States, here is my wish for them:
Common sense in Washington, DC; less regulation and the realization by our elected officials that food and fiber are the foundation for everything else that happens in this great country."



Upcoming Events

 

Jan. 14
Plains Cotton Growers Quarterly Meeting
Lubbock, Texas - Read

Jan. 14-16
National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference
Crowne Plaza, Baton Rouge, La. - Read

Jan. 15

Calcot Ltd. Board of Directors Meeting
Bakersfield, Calif. - Read  


Jan. 21-24

Southern-Southeastern Annual Meeting
The Westin, Hilton Head, S.C. - Read  


Jan. 28

Ga. Cotton Commission Annual Meeting
Tifton, Ga. - Read

 

Feb. 6-8

NCC Annual Meeting
Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn. - Read

 

Feb. 11-13

La. Agricultural Technology & Management Conference

Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville, La. - Read 



 
 Look for Ag Technology
 in Rice Farming & The Peanut Grower
 

Check out the special Ag Technology section this month in our sister publications - Rice Farming and The Peanut Grower. You'll find an assortment of information about precision ag technology and specific applications that can be used in fields. The ultimate goal of all producers is to maximize profits, and that's where precision ag technology can play a major role. A listing also can be found of several apps for mobile devices used in crop management. This special four-page section was published in the December issue of Cotton Farming. Read
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All In The Family
All In The Family:
The Streets of West Texas
  

Each fall, tractors are scattered throughout West Texas farms, picking and sending thousands of bales of cotton each year to the local gin. It's an annual process that is tradition to many, passed down from fathers to sons and so forth.

That tradition began at an early age for Barry Street, a 1979 Texas Tech graduate, who for the past 20-plus years has owned and operated the Street Community Gin in nearby Kress that annually produces more than 30,000 bales of cotton.
 
 
 


 
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