Growers to share least-cost steps at cotton conference



NCC's Anne Wrona, who serves as conference program coordinator, said panelists will discuss their use of conservation tillage, irrigation, row spacing, sod-based rotations, transgenics, precision agriculture, gin process control and other technologies under development as means of "least-cost" production and sound stewardship of resources. Among questions likely to be answered are: 1) how does yield monitor data help cut production costs, 2) are there quality problems associated with ultra narrow row, 3) is there potential for sod-based rotation in regions other than Southeast and 4) in face of escalating energy costs and sometimes scarce water supplies, which combinations of technologies can optimize profitability.

What is the most commonly eaten food in the world? Rice. What food is grown on every continent except Antarctica? Rice. What food does the United States export more of than it consumes? Rice.


Natural? Or organic? If you're talking about the method used to produce some foods-from growing to processing, they're not necessarily the same. "Natural" has no legal definition or regulations to guide production and processing and offers no guarantees that no pesticides were used. "Organic" includes a fully audited management system, guaranteed by a third-party inspection and certification.

Americans may not be getting sweeter, but their diet definitely is. Sugar consumption is up 28 percent since 1982. Farm Bureau sources say that equals about 68.5 pounds of sugar per person each year.





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