Some of the best high school basketball teams in the United States will gather in Pine Bluff starting Tuesday, December 27 through December 29 for the 2022 King Cotton Holiday Classic sponsored by Simmons Banks at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. A total of 16 teams will compete in one of the most prestigious and…
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USDA: Drought drops U.S. cotton harvest to be lowest level since the 19th century
JONESBORO, Ark. — The United States is expected to harvest its lowest number of cotton acres since the 19th century, according to an estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “USDA projected this year’s harvested acres at 7.13 million,” said Scott Stiles, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “That would…
Favorable Arkansas weather boosts cotton planting; December contracts trade at 11-year high as drought intensifies in western U.S.
JONESBORO, Ark. — A much-needed stretch of sunny days has enabled Arkansas’ cotton farmers to get more than half of their planting done as December futures prices hit highest their highest level in 11 years. For the week ending May 15, Arkansas cotton was 53 percent planted, up from 32 percent the previous week and…
Arkansas growers go in strong for cotton and soybean, pull back from corn
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas growers intend to plant significantly more cotton and soybean acres in 2022, while greatly reducing corn acreage, according to the 2022 Prospective Plantings report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The estimates in the report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March. The…
Arkansas cotton farmers to receive 75 cents per acre rebate from the Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (ABWEF) board of directors voted to provide a cash rebate of $.75 per acre to Arkansas cotton farmers for cotton acreage reported in 2021 under Arkansas’s boll weevil eradication program. A total of $318,000 will be returned to cotton farmers by the end of April. The…