The Cotton Companion

Episode 54 – Putting Lipstick on the Cotton Price Pig

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes review the USDA Varieties Planted Report as well as some takeaways from the NCC Mid-Year Meeting. Economist Dr. O.A. Cleveland drops in to try and find any positive takeaways from a dismal week in the cotton commodity market.

Episode 53 – U.S. Cotton’s Global Competition

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes review crop progress, as well as the retirement of a longtime friend of the cotton industry, Rep. Mike Conaway. We’ll also present portions of a speech by Frederick Barrier of StaplCotn about the global playing field for U.S. Cotton.

Episode 52 – Market Facilitation Payments!

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes dive into the details of the Market Facilitation Payment program, which was revealed on July 25. We present portions of a speech by Frederick Barrier of StaplCotn on the global trade dispute, and how U.S. cotton can overcome it.

Episode 51 – Cottonseed Advancements; First Bale Here Already

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss the first bale of 2019 being delivered in South Texas. Dr. Kater Hake of Cotton Incorporated drops in to discuss finding new end-uses, including feed, for cottonseed.

Episode 50 – Real. Comfortable. Wrangler (and U.S. Cotton).

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss crop progress and a new dicamba volatility study. Roian Atwood, Director of Sustainability for Wrangler stops by to discuss his brand’s recent marketing efforts that support U.S. cotton.

Episode 49 – Disaster Relief and the Personal Side of the Trade War

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss the recent disaster relief legislation passage, as well as a new turn in the market facilitation program. Tennessee cotton merchant Jim Nunn drops in to discuss relationship building with Chinese buyers despite the ongoing trade disputes.

Episode 48 – Trade Wars and the Market Facilitation Program

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes talk about cotton’s turn in the spotlight of the ongoing Chinese trade dispute, including audio from Beck’s national television debut. Later, the guys discuss the rollout of the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments.

Episode 47 – #Plant19 Progress and Forces Impacting Prices

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.

Episode 46 – Cleveland On the Cotton Market; Cotton Sustainability in 2019

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.

Episode 45 – Three Crop Protection Tips; Nicosia on 2019 Pricing and Fundamentals

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.