Thursday Cotton eNews

America's Heartland stands center stage in telling the story of American agriculture. As the only nationally broadcast program of its kind, America's Heartland connects consumers to America's agricultural communities.  Started in 2005, the Emmy-award winning series has become a flagship program on public television stations across the United States, and has sustained its audience each season.  It is also a primetime ratings success, airing three times a week on RFD-TV, the cable and satellite channel highlighting the rural American lifestyle.  The program has reached an important milestone:  broadcasting its 100th episode to audiences on Public Television and RFD TV. In addition to its weekly broadcasts, the America's Heartland website at www.americasheartland.org provides videos, educational materials and links to consumers who want to know more about the program and about agriculture in America.

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(Cotton Farming) In some circles, you might say that Latin America doesn't receive nearly enough credit for being an important market for U.S. cotton.

(Cotton Farming) The scene is repeated numerous times across the Cotton Belt, and it might be the cornerstone of what makes the cotton industry so special.

(Hoosier Ag Today) The USDA is forecasting a hike in farm income and exports for this year and next. After a 20% drop in 2009, farm earnings are on the rise.

(Economic Times) NEW DELHI - Apparel exporters are apprehensive about achieving the target of USD 12 billion for 2010-11, as overseas shipments declined for three months in a row, with little signs of improvement in the coming months.

(Bloomberg) -- Global cotton demand in the year ending July 31 will be higher than forecast a month earlier because of increasing consumption in Asia, the International Cotton Advisory Committee said.

(Reuters) - U.S. textile groups and cotton farmers on Wednesday strongly objected to proposed new trade benefits for Pakistan, saying the United States should send aid to the flood-ravaged country, not U.S. jobs.

(Farm Press) It is interesting to watch advocacy groups, which have a much different agenda than farmers, getting politically involved in the issue of herbicide-resistant weeds.

(Cotton Farming) The National Cotton Council encourages its member producers, their business partners and employees to mark their calendars for the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, a forum that can help attendees tailor new and existing products and production systems to their operations for utmost efficiency.

(Jackson Sun) This year's Cotton Field Day is Wednesday. The field day starts at 8 a.m. at the West Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center on Airways Boulevard. Admission is free and open to the public.