| Sat, Oct 11, 2008 |
| Dec 08 |
49.44 |
-3.00 |
| Mar 09 |
53.87 |
-3.00 |
| May 09 |
55.56 |
-3.00 |
| Jul 09 |
57.57 |
-3.00 |
| Oct 09 |
60.35 |
-3.00 |
| Delayed quotes by DTN. |
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Oct 28-29
Pink Bollworm Meeting, Fiesta Resort Conference Center, Tempe, AZ
Nov 13-14
Cotton Growers Warehouse Association Board Meeting, Kansas City, MO
Nov 13-15
2008 Sourcing USA Summit, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort, Austin/Bastrop, TX
Nov 20
Calcot, Ltd. Executive Committee Meeting, Calcot's Bakersfield, CA Headquarters
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USDA Issues Final '07-Crop CCPs For Upland Cotton
On Oct. 10, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. will issue $384 million in final '07 counter-cyclical payments to eligible producers with enrolled upland cotton base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program.
FSA Provides Update on Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payments
According to a notice (DCP-198) to state and county Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices from John Johnson, FSA's deputy administrator for Farm Programs, 2008 final direct payments for covered commodities and peanuts can be issued on or about October 6.
Senators and Representatives Urge Secretary to Minimize Unnecessary Changes in Operation of Farm Programs
A bipartisan group of Cotton Belt Senators and House members, led by Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Representatives Etheridge (D-NC) and Emerson (R-MO), has written Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer to stress that it is inappropriate and unnecessary for USDA to cause serious disruptions in current farming operations by proposing unwarranted changes in the way it makes actively-engaged-in-farming determinations.
Beltwide Cotton Conferences Returning to San Antonio
The NCC-coordinated 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences will be held Jan. 5-8 at the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk hotels in San Antonio, TX. The forum will be held under a theme of “Improving Our Farm, Future and World.”
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Federal Register Notice Published on '08 Farm Law (51k pdf)
USDA published a notice in the July 14 edition of the Federal Register announcing that "... with respect to the DCP, marketing assistance loans, loan deficiency payments under Title I of the 2008 Farm Bill, and CRP under Title II of the 2008 Farm Bill CCC will implement payment limitations and eligibility provisions for the 2008 crop, fiscal or program year based on the current regulation in 7 CFR part 1400, as it applied to the 2007 crop or 2007 crop year."
Quality Loss Crop Disaster Program Signup Begins
USDA announced that eligible farmers who suffered quality losses to their crops in recent years can enroll in the Crop Disaster Program 2005-2007 at local FSA service centers starting June 23, '08.
USDA Publishes Online CRP Annual Report
USDA on June 3 released the FY07 report on the nation's largest private lands conservation program, the Conservation Reserve Program.
USDA Moves AWP Calculation to Far East Quotes
USDA has issued a final rule outlining the switch to Far East (FE) quotes for the purposes of determining the Adjusted World Price (AWP). The use of FE quotes better reflects cotton trade patterns and is necessitated by the pending elimination of North Europe quotes by Cotton Outlook. The change, which will be reflected in the announced AWP on Thursday, May 29, would allow the commencement of the 6-week blending period of current and forward quotes.
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NCC Dispels Myths About U.S. Support to Cotton Farmers
This NCC document summarizes several myths/facts regarding US support to cotton farmers, including the fact that US programs have not caused low cotton prices and hurt foreign growers.
NRCS Strategic Plan Now Available
"Productive Lands―Healthy Environment NRCS Strategic Plan 2005-2010" sets the direction for NRCS and describes the agency's conservation priorities and goals.
America's Heartland
A weekly public television show that celebrates the miracle of American agriculture and the farm and ranch families that help make it possible is now in its fourth season.
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Cotton Newsline: October 10, 2008
Based on interpretation of the language in the Research Title of the 2008 Farm Bill, land grant universities may have to compete for research funding.
| Cotton Newsline: October 8, 2008
The most important step in nematode management is proper diagnosis and quantification of soil populations.
| AgDay TV: October 7, 2008
The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication program is close to completion. In this report, Tran Bui will update us on the progress this program is making. |
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