The Cotton Companion

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes talk planting conditions from across the Cotton Belt. Dr. Don Shirley drops in to examine the bears and bulls of cotton.

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes talk cotton sustainability. Dr. O.A. Cleveland drops in to examine the bears and bulls of cotton.

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes talk crop protection in the wake of a mild, wet Spring. The Cotton Grower gang presents a segment of the Economic Update speech given by Joe Nicosia at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.

The Cotton Grower gang presents a segment of the Economic Update speech given by Joe Nicosia at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show. Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss busted brackets and Cotton Belt schools in the NCAA Tourney.

The Cotton Grower gang presents a segment of the Economic Update speech given by Louis Dreyfus’s Joe Nicosia from the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show. Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss the 2018 Cotton Achievement Award.

Cotton market analyst Dr. Don Shurley joins the podcast to talk about the state of the industry heading into planting season. Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss the NCC’s 14.5 million acre planting projection.

Cotton market analyst Dr. John Robinson joins the podcast to talk about the trade war’s effect on cotton prices. Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman discuss the rapid adaption of auxin weed technologies.

Longtime cotton economist Jarrell Neeper joins the podcast to continue his cotton market analysis. Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman pass along six offseason production tips from Extension expert Dr. Gaylon Morgan.

Longtime cotton economist Jarrell Neeper joins the podcast to discuss how the government shutdown is impacting cotton. Later, editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss Cotton Grower’s annual acreage survey and reveal how many cotton acres you can expect in the U.S. in 2019.

Mississippi State University Extension economist Dr. O.A. Cleveland drops in to discuss the forces shaping cotton prices. Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss China’s soybean purchase, and what it means for U.S. cotton.

Texas A&M economist Dr. John Robinson checks in to discuss how growers can best proceed in a season of global trade battles. Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss Farm Bill developments from Capitol Hill.

Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss the surprising news that Congress is making headway on the Farm Bill. Also, Dr. O.A. Cleveland joins to discuss potential cotton market surprises.

Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes examine how weather woes are hampering U.S. production, but potentially creating a bullish market. Other news items, including dicamba re-registration, are also examined.

Dr. Don Shirley joins editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes to take a look at the forces driving cotton prices, including the shape of the Georgia crop after Hurricane Michael. Other news items are also examined.

The Cotton Companion returns as Dr. O.A. Cleveland joins editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes to take a look at the Chinese trade dispute. Other news items are also examined.

The Cotton Companion examines the latest EPA dicamba development and BASF’s acquisition of Bayer’s cotton brands. Finally, we’ll provide audio from Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue as the duo discussed the farm bill and hurricane relief in Texas recently.

The Cotton Companion talks about the latest developments in the ongoing dicamba saga. Jim Steadman catches up with Extension weed expert Dr. Larry Steckel to get his perspective. We also discuss how and why USDA’s production reports have seemingly ignored Harvey, Irma and High Plains hail.

In Episode 30 of The Cotton Companion, Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman discuss the stunning U.S. production forecast from USDA and its impact on the market. We also visit with University of Arkansas Weed Scientist Dr. Jason Norsworthy about some of the findings of a summer’s worth of field research on dicamba.

In mid-July, over 100 federal legislators signed a letter to President Trump calling for relief for the cotton industry. Cotton Grower editors talk with Reese Langley, NCC Vice President of Washington Operations, about what this means for the cottonseed designation, ginning cost-share, and a host of other issues. We’ll also examine the whirlwind of Mid-South state regulations for dicamba.

USDA issued its Planted Acreage Report at the end of June, and the cotton market reacted with a shrug of confusion. Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman discuss that topic, as well as lingering dicamba issues in the Mid-South.

As we enter prime weed control season, dicamba drift complaints are popping up in the Mid-South. Cotton Grower editors Beck and Jim discuss why this is happening, and what you can do to keep your neighbors happy in 2017.

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman return from a long hiatus to join you for  #Plant17 . We’ll talk WASDE, crop progress, and bring in Dr. O.A. Cleveland to examine this dizzying cotton market.

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman examine the industry’s response to EPA’s approval of Monsanto’s XtendiMax herbicide, including new guidelines from Mid-South Plant Boards.

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman talk about EPA’s approval of Monsanto’s dicamba herbicide brand, as well as crop progress and an update on pending corporate mergers.

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman examine a busy week in cotton news, headlined by the official merger of Bayer and Monsanto.