The Cotton Companion

Episode 10 – Politics, Acreage and the Oilseed Designation

Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes recap a hectic week at the Beltwide, and discuss whether U.S. cotton will receive a boost from some potential legislation.

Episode 9 – Can Glyphosate Overcome Resistance?

Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss business mergers and the NCC’s efforts on Capitol Hill. Plus, we bring you an interview with Monsanto’s John Chambers, who describes the company’s plans to overcome glyphosate resistance.

Episode 8 – Talking Cotton Varieties for 2016

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman discuss what’s new in varieties for 2016 from the major cottonseed companies. Plus, the Text an Expert segment helps match the right herbicides to the proper technologies.

Episode 7 – When You Go to New Orleans

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadmane interview Bill Robertson about the upcoming Beltwide Cotton Conferences, and one listener Texts an Expert about economic weed control.

Episode 6 – Making Quality Cotton Pay Off for the U.S.

U.S. cotton growers have been providing the world with quality cotton for years. In the latest episode of The Cotton Companion podcast, Dr. O.A. Cleveland joins Beck and Jim to discuss the implications of that quality…and ways it could impact a grower’s bottom line.

Episode 5 – Football Season and Cotton Supply/Demand

In the latest edition of The Cotton Companion, Dr. Don Shurley helps break down the implications of the latest USDA supply/demand report for the U.S. and world cotton markets. And, Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman welcome the start of college football season.

Episode 4 - Talking Nematodes and Weed Control

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman discuss how Georgia farmers are winning the war against nematodes. Plus, get the inside scoop on the status – and promise – of the Enlist Weed Control system for cotton.

Episode 3 – Mergers & Markets

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman debate a potential corporate merger, discuss recent acreage reports and markets with Dr. Don Shurley, and recap news of interest…including clothing made from beer?!

Episode 2 – Talkin’ China

Cotton Grower editors Beck Barnes and Jim Steadman recap the cotton industry’s latest headlines, and host a lengthy discussion about how shifting Chinese cotton policy is impacting prices.

Cotton Companion Episode 1

Cotton Grower editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes discuss President Obama’s pollinator policy, Cotton Belt planting progress and the conditions that took Texas from drought to flood. Extension economist Dr. Don Shurley joins to talk about the cotton market.