BASF Media Event in Tennessee

Grow Smart was the theme for a BASF southern ag media field day near Memphis, Tennessee on August 26. Participants heard from champion corn grower Randy Dowdy of Georgia about how he uses the Grow Smart philosophy to attain record yields and return on investment. We also got an update on Engenia, which is expected to receive registration from EPA …

2015 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show

The 63rd Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show brought together farmers from Texas to Missouri to the southeast Gulf coast. The 2015 event took place in Memphis, TN and Chuck was there to cover it all. Find links to all his photos and audio below. Don’t forget to check back, more will be added daily. View and/or download photos from …

2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference

The new format of the annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences. The conferences have been slimmed down to three days and there is no trade show as the conference takes place in San Antonio. 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conferences 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Underway – Cotton Crop Consultants Gather at Beltwide – Nufarm Growing in Cotton Market – Nufarm Cotton Plant Regulators –

2014 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show

Last week, Chuck attended his first ever Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis, TN. In case you were wondering…no, it isn’t the kind of gin you drink. The family affair welcomed nearly 20,000 attendees and 400 exhibitors. A special thanks to FMC for sponsoring our media coverage for the event. Here you can find links to all of Chuck’s …

National Cotton Council Farm Bill Comments

The National Cotton Council (NCC) is pleased with the farm bills out of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees this week that make some pretty significant changes in the cotton program to hopefully provide final resolution of the longstanding Brazil WTO case. “The focus has been to try and come up with farm policy for cotton in the new farm …