Georgia

According to the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) Planting Intentions Survey, U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.0 million cotton acres this spring, a 3.2% decline from 2025, with a nearly 21% drop in the Mid-South.
The 2006 2388 harvester came within striking distance of an all-time record that has stood since 2007, and Machinery Pete has two auctions you must pay attention to this week.
Find out why two 6M Series tractors and a unique “discbine” implement from Ohio caught Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson’s attention over the weekend.
Hear from the likes of AGCO, Claas, John Deere and others about what each farm equipment manufacturer is planning to invest in its U.S. manufacturing footprint.
As the Adverse Effect Wage Rate continues to climb year after year for the H-2A guestworker program with little clarity on how the USDA calculates the rates, organizations are saying, “enough is enough.”
North Dakota becomes first state to enact law focusing on federal labels for product use and safety
A global industry with tightly tied supply lines is riding the tariff roller coaster as the world waits to see how President Trump’s tariff strategy will play out.
Cheap cotton prices and dwindling demand are just part of the problem. Input costs have climbed and there’s no safety net to be found from a new farm bill. One Georgia farmer says the current farm bill is irrelevant and worthless, and if a new one doesn’t get passed this year, the cotton industry is doomed.
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