Cotton a sad harvest for Big Country farmers
Dryland cotton farmers continued to take it on the chin in 2024 after a record hot summer and little beneficial rainfall.
Farmers use remote sensing, big data, AI to simulate real-world crop production scenarios
Crop farmers in South Texas are witnessing the future of agriculture unfold with the advent of digital-twin technology.
Brownfield Ag News1d
Cotton, rice production both grow
The U.S. produced more cotton and rice in 2024 than 2023. The USDA says upland cotton production was 13.946 million bales, up ...
American Farm Bureau Federation2d
First Major 2025 Reports Bolster Corn, Soybeans
First major USDA reports of 2025 buoy the spirits of corn and soybean farmers but bring heartburn to cotton farmers.
Cotton procurement at MSP up at 63 lakh bales till early January
The State-run Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has procured about 46 per cent of the total market arrivals of the fibre crop ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5d
Sunn hemp trialled in cotton fields to combat reniform nematodes
A cotton-growing region is battling a microscopic soil pest that is decimating cotton crops. Scientists have found that a new legume — called sunn hemp — may reduce the impact of reniform ...
China approves more GM crops to boost yields, ensure food security
China has approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12 types of genetically modified (GM) soybean, corn and cotton, ...
The Express Tribune6d
Heatwaves, water shortage erode agri incomes
The agricultural growth in terms of income of the farmers witnessed a downward trend in 2024 owing to multiple factors like ...