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

Stewardship, Fellowship and Passion

(Farm Press) Stewardship, fellowship and passion are three words Shawn Holladay wanted to talk about when he accepted the bronze Cotton Boll award for being named the Southwest High Cotton winner for 2012.

　

Industry Expectations of Cotton’s Acreage Decline may be Overstated

(Farm Press) Since mid-December, new crop (Dec. 2012) cotton futures have improved about 10 cents.

　

Arizona Agri-Weekly: Cotton Harvest Virtually Complete

(Farm Press) The Arizona Agri-Weekly report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Phoenix, Ariz., released Jan. 23, 2012.

WASHINGTON UPDATE

New USDA Rule Helps Young Farmers get Flexible Loans

(Farm Press) USDA announced a new rule that expands loan opportunities for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, while also establishing a new Land Contract Guarantee Program.

INTERNATIONAL COTTON PRODUCTION

Global Economics can Trump Cotton Fundamentals

(Farm Press) The laws of supply and demand have traditionally have been the driver for cotton prices.

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.

　

Multi-County Cotton Workshop To Roll In Uvalde, Texas

(Farm Progress) You can get the latest on cotton production.

　

Organizers Gear Up for Southwest Farm and Ranch Classic

(Cotton Grower) The eighth annual Southwest Farm and Ranch Classic trade show is scheduled for February 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2012, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.