Thursday Cotton eNews

Recognizing that herbicide resistance is a growing threat to efficient cotton production, the National Cotton Council continues to fine-tune its educational effort to help its producer members manage this problem. That includes a page on the NCC's website at http://www.cotton.org/tech/pest/weed-resistance.cfm that contains links to information that can assist producers in making informed decisions and identifying the appropriate management strategies. The NCC will update that page as needed to ensure its members have the best information available as they develop their weed management strategies -- realizing that weed management is not a "one shoe fits all" plan and that one producer may use different weed management strategies for different fields.

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(Farm Press) Texas High Plains cotton producers face a plethora of weather and pest problems as they finish planting the 2013 crop.

(AgriPulse) WASHINGTON- After several long hours of debate, the House Agriculture Committee passed a new five-year farm bill, H.R. 1947, late tonight by a 36-10 vote margin.

(Associated Press) The Senate and House agriculture committees approved separate versions of the farm bill this week, and the full Senate is expected to take up the bill next week.

(AgriPulse) WASHINGTON — The Senate approved Wednesday, with a 83-14 vote, legislation (S. 601) that would authorize funding to modernize the nation’s locks and dams, provide upkeep for rivers and coasts, assist with flood protection and restore key environmental areas.

OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Senate approved the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, on Wednesday, which includes provisions designed to improve infrastructure along inland waterways but lacks a new revenue source for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.

(AgWeb) Cotton is graded on several quality parameters, including fiber strength, length and micronaire (a measurement of the lint’s fineness and maturity).

(Agriculture.com) There have been signs here and there lately that may indicate a reversal in the years-long climb in farmland values. And, that's a key indicator of the direction of farm incomes down the road.

(Textile World) From its beginning, the United States has played a major role within the global textile industry. Cotton has long been a major export product from the U.S. South.