The Emmy-award-winning America's Heartland has been introducing non-farm viewers to the men and women who provide the food, fuel, and fiber we use and consume since 2005. The series is available in 20 of the top 25 television markets on more than 240 PBS stations covering 60 percent of the United States. Including its RFD-TV viewership, the series reaches more than 40 million viewers each season. The seventh season was underwritten by the United Soybean Board, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and Farm Credit, with the latter announcing it also would underwrite the series' eighth season. The National Cotton Council is among six organizations that provide in-kind production support. Visit AmericasHeartland.org to view episodes and access educational resources and complementary video series offerings.

　

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U.S. COTTON

Herbicide Application Timing Crucial

(Farm Press) Farmers this year should make absolutely sure they either have the spray equipment or they have made proper arrangements to spray their first postemergence applications timely.

WASHINGTON UPDATE

USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up

(Farm Progress) A few days still remain in January for you to sign up in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) under the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

USDA Launches Energy Website

(Farm Press) The USDA has launched an energy Web site that will provide stakeholders fast and efficient access to USDA energy efficiency and renewable energy data.

INTERNATIONAL COTTON PRODUCTION

India Cuts Cotton Production Estimate as Disease Hurts Crop

(Bloomberg) Cotton production in India, the second-biggest grower, will be lower than earlier forecast after diseases cut yields in the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, said the nation’s textiles commissioner.

Tanzanian Cotton Output Soars 37%

(fiber2fashion) The East African country of Tanzania reaped 224 million kg or 987,000 bales of cotton during last season, which is a significant 37 percent higher than the previous season’s output of 163 million kg, according to Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB).

OF INTEREST

A Call To Stewardship

(Farm Progress) Protecting the technology involves stewardship of herbicides, experts say, but it might boil down to "farmer-to-farmer," says Larry Steckel, University of Tennessee Extension weed specialist