The Cotton Companion

By Jim SteadmanNews Business News

The Cotton Companion episodes

April 10 How the Strait of Hormuz Impacts Your Operating Margins
Operation Epic Fury has had a major impact on cotton’s input costs. Marc Rosenbohm of Terrain Ag joins the Cotton Companion podcast to discuss how these shifting input costs have changed the 2026 outlook for cotton producers.
32 min
March 19 What We Know About the DOJ’s Fertilizer Investigation
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the fertilizer market, looking for potential price collusion among suppliers. CropLife editor Eric Sfiligoj drops in to discuss what producers can expect as one of their priciest inputs goes under the government microscope.
40 min
March 13 North Carolina Producer David Dunlow Tabbed for 2026 Cotton Achievement Award
Listen in to the proceedings from the 2026 Cotton Grower Cotton Achievement Award presentation, held on site at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.
24 min
March 04 Talking BACA with Congressman Greg Murphy
U.S. Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC) introduced the Buying American Cotton Act to the House of Representatives in January. He joins to discuss how the sausage gets made on Capitol Hill.
22 min
February 19 9 Million Acres? A Look at the NCC’s Numbers for 2026
Dr. Jody Campiche of the National Cotton Council stops by to shed some more light on the World Economic Update she delivered at last week’s NCC Annual Meeting.
26 min
February 11 A Closer Look at the New Dicamba Label
Dr. Stanley Culpepper, Extension agronomist with the University of Georgia, discusses the EPA’s reapproval of dicamba products, and gives advice to producers for 2026.
28 min
January 28 The Buying American Cotton Act Advances on Capitol Hill
Robbie Minnich, VP of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, drops in to shed light on a promising piece of cotton legislation. Legislators on Capitol Hill are lining up to back the bill, which aims to create demand for U.S. cotton.
31 min
January 22 Everything You Need to Know About the Cotton Jassid for 2026
Dr. Phillip Roberts drops in to share everything we’ve learned about the cotton jassid – a leafhopper pest that made it’s American debut in 2024. Chances are it’s coming to a field near you sooner rather than later!
31 min
January 14 The Cotton Market Has 99 Problems but Tariffs Aren’t One
Dr. Darren Hudson of Texas Tech drops by to discuss the factors that are truly putting downside pressure on the cotton market. Tariffs, he says, aren’t one! We’ll also recount the happenings from last week’s Beltwide Cotton Conferences!
40 min
December 18, 2025 What USDA’s $12 Billion Relief Package Means for Cotton
NCC President and CEO Gary Adams drops in to discuss cotton’s big week in Washington D.C. The NCC’s Lauren Krogman then talks about the coming Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
28 min