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Update on the Slater and Brown cotton mill
Learn more about the history of Slater and Brown’s Cotton Mill that opened in Pawtucket, R.I. in 1790.
Climate change: Cotton crop may be possible in Ohio
Expert says crop suitability will change in Midwest in our lifetime.
Pioneer experts: Bunker management offers bottom-line advantages
DES MOINES, Iowa — Growing conditions determine fiber digestibility, and the right combination of weather conditions make for an optimum silage crop, say experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. While temperatures and moisture levels over the course of the growing season will set the stage, producers can actively take steps to preserve silage quality
Get to the bottom of your pet’s ear problems
URBANA, Ill. — Head-shaking, scratching at the ears, and a foul smell are common signs that an ear infection is brewing. According to Dr. Amelia White, a veterinary dermatology resident at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, ear infections are usually caused by an underlying problem, so “it is important to
Put more black ink on your bottom line
If Walmart were in the cattle business, it would probably serve as an operating definition of “least-cost producer.” People might refer to its cowherd enterprise as the model for slashing expenses. That’s the way to make more money in this margin business, isn’t it? The simple economic equation is income minus expenses equals profit, so
Grain prices are still searching for the bottom
Somewhere ahead lies the bottom for corn, soybean and wheat prices. We don’t know when it will come, but we know it is a long way from breakeven.
School’s in session across Potomac
If you think schoolchildren dread summer school, consider the eight-week summer session agriculture’s friends in Congress face.
The buy local boom of the pandemic bottoms out in 2021
The first year of the pandemic brought new customers to the local food systems. With them came hope and an influx of income for small farmers. But it didn’t last.
U.S. and Brazil may be inching closer to resolution in cotton dispute
WASHINGTON — The United States and the government of Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a fund for technical assistance and capacity building related to the cotton sector in Brazil. Under the memorandum of understanding, the fund may also be used for activities related to international cooperation in the cotton sector in countries in
U.S. corn production down, soybean and cotton up from 2023
Corn production is down, while soybean and cotton production is up from 2023, according to the Crop Production report.
