USDA’s first Crop Progress report of the season was released earlier this week. It revealed U.S. growers are running behind planting this year’s cotton crop. One meteorologist says drought may be a ...

I was up in Natchitoches last year and picked up a tuft of cotton from one of the plants on the edge of a cotton field. I kept it on my desk for a while, and recently, I planted the seeds that were in ...

While experts recommend planting cotton from May 1 to June 5, Kansas State University extension agronomist Logan Simon said variables like germination rate, soil and air temperatures more ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The snow that fell across the South Plains is giving the 2024 cotton crop a better start. That’s because it’s adding much needed moisture to the soil ahead of planting season.

Cotton prices are determined by cotton grades, so it’s important to understand what makes up a good grade and how you can optimize your management practices for high marks in the field. The color ...

LAMB COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - In Lubbock County, farmers are currently working hard to get cotton in the ground before the end of late planting Monday. Some producers on the South Plains are now looking ...

Producers declared their intentions of planting 5% more corn than in the previous year in the year’s first survey-based acreage report. Surveyed growers said they planned to plant 95.3 million acres ...

I was a teenager in the 1970s and just beginning my love affair with rural Arkansas. During visits to my grandparents' home in Des Arc, I enjoyed going on long drives by myself through the Grand ...