The Cotton Companion

What will cotton acreage look like in 2021? Cotton Grower Editors Frank Giles and Jim Steadman share our survey projection for the year - and introduce our 2020 Cotton Achievement Award winner.

Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Frank Giles discuss their picks of cotton's top stories for 2020 (and Jim's regrets for not buying stock in Zoom).

Extension Weed Specialists Stanley Culpepper, Tom Barber and Peter Dotray join the podcast to discuss the in's and out's of the new dicamba label, other weed issues and getting plans ready for 2021.

Cotton industry veteran, humorist, author, and playwright Emory Jones joins the Cotton Companion to share some stories...and a few yarns or two.

Reece Langley, NCC Vice President of Washington Operations, joins Cotton Grower Editors Frank Giles and Jim Steadman to examine what may be next for cotton and agriculture following the November election.

John Gibson of the NCC joins Cotton Grower Editors Frank Giles and Jim Steadman to discuss how his love of cotton and interest in photography are bringing him new accolades for his cotton images.

Economists O.A. Cleveland and Jarral Neeper join Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Frank Giles for a free-wheeling discussion on cotton's late season market, what it means for the next few months - and why growers should be pricing now!

Dr. Ed Barnes with Cotton Inc. joins Cotton Grower Editors Jim Steadman and Frank Giles to review new research to help growers and ginners reduce plastic contamination in cotton. We talk robotics, too.

As cotton harvest approaches, Mike Boylan of online storm tracker Mike’s Weather Page joins Cotton Grower Editors Frank Giles and Jim Steadman to discuss the art and inexact science of weather and hurricane prediction – and what a drunk donkey has to do with it. 

University of Georgia economist Dr. Don Shurley joins Cotton Grower Editors Frank Giles and Jim Steadman to discuss the good and not-so-good of the U.S. crop, positive market trends, and why the time is right for growers to lock in prices.