81. 1 - Number One News Resource Of Pakistan - The News - Jang Group India heads for record cotton crop. MUMBAI cotton output in India, the world’s thirdlargest producer, is expected to reach a record 25 million tonnes this http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/aug2005-daily/12-08-2005/business/b15.htm

Friday August 12, 2005 Rajab 06, 1426 A.H. ISSN 1563-9479 Important Notice: Jang Group of Newspapers web site can be accessed only by using http://www.jang.com.pk and http://www.jang-group.com India heads for record cotton crop MUMBAI: Cotton output in India, the world’s third-largest producer, is expected to reach a record 25 million tonnes this year, thanks to good weather, higher land under the crop and more usage of genetically modified seeds. India had produced about 23.5 million bales of 170 kg each in 2004, the best ever. "The crop condition is excellent," said Ashok Kapur, a trader based in the northern state of Punjab. "We are witnessing hot and dry weather conditions, coupled with western winds. Such a situation is very good for the crop which is flowering now." Traders said delayed rains at the time of sowing in June in certain areas and recent floods in parts of western India damaged crops to some extent, but overall condition was good. Monsoon showers in early August after a dry spell improved crop prospects. If more rains come at the end of this month, crop yields would get a further boost, traders said. "Rains were well timed and just as required," said R K Baldua, vice president of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd, a leading producer of cotton in the western state of Gujarat. India has the world’s largest area under cotton and this has risen by 5 to 7 per cent this year from about 9 million hectares last year, as many farmers shifted from paddy and tobacco, anticipating higher returns, traders said. Yields were expected to be better this year with the growing popularity of genetically modified cotton, which was introduced in the country in 2002.

82. North Carolina Pest News cotton Crop. General cotton Crop Conditions Volume 20, Number 9, June 10, 2005 General Conditions for cotton - Volume 20, Number 16, July 29, 2005 http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/ind05fie.html

Stephen J. Toth, Jr., editor The information and recommendations in this newsletter are applicable to North Carolina and may not apply in other areas. 2005 Subject Index Field and Forage Crops Cotton Peanuts Small Grains Soybeans ... Tobacco COTTON Aphids Cotton Aphids - Volume 20, Number 9, June 10, 2005 Cotton Aphids Behaving - Volume 20, Number 10, June 17, 2005 Cotton Aphids - Volume 20, Number 11, June 24, 2005 Cotton Aphids - Volume 20, Number 12, July 1, 2005 Cotton Aphids - Volume 20, Number 15, July 22, 2005 Spider Mites and Cotton Aphids - Volume 20, Number 18, August 12, 2005 Cotton Aphids and Whiteflies - Volume 20, Number 19, August 19, 2005 Cotton Insect Situation - Volume 20, Number 21, September 2, 2005 Beet Armyworms Fall and Beet Armyworms in Cotton - Volume 20, Number 20, August 26, 2005 Cotton Insect Situation - Volume 20, Number 21, September 2, 2005 Bollworms Bollworms on Cotton - Volume 20, Number 15, July 22, 2005 Bollworm Moth Flight Underway - Volume 20, Number 16, July 29, 2005 Bollworm Moth Flight - Volume 20, Number 17, August 5, 2005

83. Failure Of Bt Cotton In India The Bt cotton crop in Vidarbha has been badly affected by the rootrot disease, a disease of roots. It is believed that this disease is caused due to wrong http://www.biotech-info.net/bt_failure.html

"Failure of Bt Cotton in India" Press Release Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE) September 26, 2002 How many more farmers will Monsanto sacrifice for creating profits by selling deceit On 26th March 2002 inspite of inadequate tests of biosafety and viability, Monsanto managed to get clearance for commercial planting of three varieties of genetically engineered Bt cotton from Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) under Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Ironically, this permission was granted in spite of an ongoing Supreme Court case, filed by RFSTE, challenging the 1998 field trials and stating that there were numerous irregularities and violations of biosafety laws and guidelines in previous year field trials. Even then the GEAC have cleared Bt cotton for commercial release by Monsanto-Mahyco. The Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), Navdanya, farmers unions and public interests groups in India had warned the government that this irresponsible, rushed clearance would have high cost for farmers in terms of the economic sovereignty and seed sovereignty. What we have had predicted has come true. In three major states Bt cotton has been wiped out completely leaving farmers in great economic and livelihood crisis. Not only the new pests and diseases emerged, the Bt cotton has failed to even prevent bollworm attack for which it has been designed. While Bt cotton is sold as pest resistant seed in India, it has proved to be more vulnerable to pest and diseases than the traditional and conventional varieties.

84. Agronomic Problems With Cotton CCN 00 - 3a March 2000 The 1999 cotton Crop Extract The 1999 cotton crop in North Carolina has been harvested, ginned and classes with 801492 bales http://www.biotech-info.net/Cotton_agronomic_problems.html

"Agronomic Problems With GM Cotton" June 24, 2000 In the month following the decision of the Government of India to give authority to Monsanto to begin field tests of transgenic cotton on the sub-continent it is worth looking at the previous experience of this type of crop in other parts of the world: NATURAL LAW PARTY WESSEX nlpwessex@bigfoot.com www.btinternet.com/~nlpwessex 1. CCN - 00 - 3a March 2000 The 1999 Cotton Crop [Extract] Keith L. Edmisten, Cotton Extension Specialist, Alexander Stewart, Graduate Assistant North Carolina State University "The 1999 cotton crop in North Carolina has been harvested, ginned and classes with 801,492 bales having been classed.... The staple of the crop was lower than any other year in the 90's other than 1998. This is a alarming trend. This may be due to the tremendous change to Roundup Ready varieties that has occurred in the past two years. Staple (fiber length) is determined in the early half of boll development. Stress during this period probably contributed to low staple. While we may be able to lay some of the blame on weather, growers certainly need to evaluate the quality performance of varieties this year." 2. CCN-98-8A, Possible Problems with Roundup Ready Cotton

85. UNE News And Events: Big Increase In Australian Cotton Crop Predicted Big increase in Australian cotton crop predicted. October 13, 2004. There will be an overall increase of about 70 per cent in the area of Australia’s next http://www.une.edu.au/news/archives/000087.html

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86. Deadly Crop: Difficult Times Drive India's Cotton Farmers To Desperate Actions J His cotton crop had failed, he had already sold his two oxen to repay one loan and The nationalized insurance industry won t cover their cotton crop, http://www.mindfully.org/Farm/Green-Revolution-Desperate-Actions.htm

Deadly Crop: Difficult Times Drive India's Cotton Farmers To Desperate Actions JONATHAN KARP / Wall Street Journal 18feb98 More on Green Revolution Some Have Killed Themselves As Pests Ravage Fields And Banks Seek Payback Economic Boom's Dark Side KADAVENDI, India - A. Narsoji rose from his restless sleep in this southern Indian village on a recent night to got something to drink. The 45-year-old farmer had reason to be anxious. His cotton crop had failed, he had already sold his two oxen to repay one loan and had nothing more to offer usurious moneylenders who were hounding him. He owed about $3,300, equal to two-and-a-half years' earnings in good harvests. Yet this season, caterpillars, immune to pesticides that he sprayed frantically, ravaged his cotton. What failed to rid him of that plague at least ended his torment that Jan. 25 night: Mr. Narsoji gulped pesticide and collapsed in a fit of convulsions in his open-air kitchen. Two days later in a nearby village, S. Sailam finished lunch and told his wife he was off to spray pesticide on his besieged cotton. Instead, he squirted it down his throat. Recounting the story, his illiterate widow, six months pregnant with their third child and saddled with debt, sobs as she throws herself on a visitor's feet to beg for help. Advice from villagers gathered in the Moonlight hardly consoles her.

87. US Figures For 2002 GE Crop Planting Released Today Among Worldwide Rejection Of down 1 percent from last year and the lowest level in 30 years. The cotton crop is estimated at 14.8 million acres this year, 6 percent below last year. http://www.mindfully.org/GE/GE4/Crop-Planting-Figures28mar02.htm

US Figures for 2002 GE Crop Planting Released Today Among Worldwide Rejection of GE Crops Greenpeace 28mar02 Prospective Plantings in US National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. 28mar02 AMSTERDAM - - Official prospective planting figures for genetically engineered (GE) crops have been released today by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). They reveal an increase for plantings of GE soya (up from 68 to 74 percent of the US soya acreage), cotton (up from 69 to 71 percent ) and maize/corn (up from 26 to 32 percent) in the United States in 2002. The new figures stand in contrast to a wealth of evidence that clearly demonstrates increasing worldwide rejection of GE crops. In reality, just two countries (the US and Argentina) account for 90 percent of GE crop acreage in the world. Just two crops (soya and maize/corn) account for 82 percent of that acreage. Just one company, Monsanto, accounts for 91 percent of the world total area sown to GE crops. Greenpeace spokesperson Jean-François Fauconnier said: "The increase in GE crop planting in the US is another blow to the environment, but considering the political and agricultural influence exerted by Monsanto in the US, it was not unexpected. Thankfully and more importantly, the clearer international trend, which today's figures cannot dispute, is that the growing of GE crops is isolated to a few countries and that worldwide rejection of GE crops is growing." "American shoppers are demanding safe, GE-Free food, and food companies are responding," added Charles Margulis, Greenpeace Genetic Engineering Specialist. "These companies know that Americans don't want genetic experiments in our food, and they're sending the biotech industry packing."

88. GM Cotton Crop Provides Significant Environmental Benefits - Science And Technol GM cotton crop provides significant environmental benefits. 4 August 2004 University of Sydney researchers have provided firm evidence that a popular GM http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/news/2004/aug/04_cotton.shtml

Research and innovation Home Science and technology Our research / News Home Submit a story Our research Our people ... Key contacts GM cotton crop provides significant environmental benefits 4 August 2004 University of Sydney researchers have provided firm evidence that a popular GM cotton crop provides significant environmental benefits, leading to the reduction in the use of pesticides associated with conventional cotton production Using field measurements, researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have shown that herbicides typically used on Monsanto's Roundup Ready cotton pose a lower risk to the environment than herbicides commonly used on conventional cotton crops, significantly reducing the risk of off-site contamination in Australian cotton production. The report A Snapshot of Roundup Ready Cotton in Australia , which is co-authored by Dr Angus Crossan and Professor Ivan Kennedy, also shows that the weed control programs used with Roundup Ready cotton allow reduced tillage practices and fewer precautionary applications of residual herbicides, providing further environmental benefits. Herbicides used on cotton production can have a potentially harmful effect on aquatic life, affecting plants that provide food and habitat for fish and other aquatic animals and sometimes being directly toxic to these animals.

89. New Georgia Encyclopedia Cotton With cotton came slavery. Since the success of a laborintensive crop like cotton was The promise of a bumper cotton crop not only changed the state s http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2087

90. Georgia FACES Due to extreme high temperatures this season, the cotton crop was ready to harvest at least two weeks early. Half the crop was ready for defoliation by http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/getstory.cfm?storyid=1058

91. Georgia FACES Much like peanuts, Georgia s cotton crop needed the recent rains, said to Steve Brown, The cotton crop has reached the bloom stage of development. http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/getstory.cfm?storyid=1584

92. BAW: Official: Dennis Ruined Cotton Crop Official Dennis Ruined cotton Crop. Nearly 4700 Santa Rosa County farms and 56000 acres of cropland were affected by Hurricane Dennis, http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/dennis718?view=Forum

93. EUROPA - Research - Sustainable Agriculture Conference pest management of our cotton crop, generating a longterm sustainable system. The introduction of the transgenic cotton crop in Australia has decreased http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2003/sadc/pro_peacock_en.html

es en fr EUROPA European Commission Research ... Search Last update: 30/05/2003 Proceedings Challenge 6: How can life sciences contribute to reducing pesticide use? Case study: Management of Bt cotton in Australia and drawing lessons on how this should be done around the world , by Dr Jim Peacock and Dr Gary Fit Dr Peacock is Chief of CSIRO Plant Industry and President of the Australian Academy of Science. Dr Gary Fitt - Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Centre CSIRO Entomology - Narrabri, Australia "The crucial aspects of introducing transgenic technology are genes, management, and environment" Dr Jim Peacock Saving a booming industry I am very pleased to have the opportunity to talk about a success story with biotechnology in agriculture. In fact, this is a case where biotechnology saved the cotton industry in Australia. Cotton is primarily grown for its fibre but in Australia we use the seed oil in our food chain for cooking oils and margarine, and the meal is used for animal feeds. It is an important crop and it is worth approximately AUS$ 1.6 billion per year in export income. The industry presents a special case of the successful integration of research with farming practice.

94. Innovation In Irrigation - Cotton-ing On To Smarter Watering As we approached the 20023 cotton crop we knew we were facing a fairly dry season, we had to come up with a number of new ideas and techniques to help us http://www.nht.gov.au/publications/irrigation-brochure/cotton.html

Skip Navigation About this web site Contact us What's new ... Go to the Natural Heritage Trust home page NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST TOGETHER, LET'S GIVE OUR LAND A HAND NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST TOGETHER, LET'S GIVE OUR LAND A HAND You are here: NHT Home Publications Innovation in Irrigation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2004 ISBN 0642 55097 2 Contents Previous Next Cotton-ing on to smarter watering Name: Andrew Parkes, Keytah Location: Moree, New South Wales Industry: Cotton Productivity: $940/ML Drivers of change: Reduced water availability Industry benchmarks Increased productivity and returns Information from soil and yield maps On-farm research and development An innovative cotton farmer in the north west of New South Wales has managed to reduce his water use levels by nearly 20 per cent, while at the same time increasing his cotton yield. Andrew Parkes manages Keytah near Moree which boasts over 10,000 hectares of developed country, primarily earmarked for cotton production. The property is located between the Mehi and Gwydir Rivers, and receives its water allocations from Copeton Dam. Ten on-farm water storage dams hold a total of 50,000 megalitres. As a trial at the end of the 2001/2002 crop, Andrew selected 40 rows in three paddocks which were not to be irrigated in the last round. At the end of the season the plants in those rows suffered no yield or quality loss.

95. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Agriculture Tribune Today Bt. cotton crop covers more than 8 million hectares throughout the world. Monsanto is also planning to bring more advanced varieties of genetically http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020701/agro.htm

AGRICULTURE TRIBUNE Monday, July 1, 2002, Chandigarh, India Will genetically altered crops benefit farming? Radhakrishna Rao A midst a heated debate and raging controversy over the advisability of going in for the genetically altered crops, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Government of India has given a green signal for the conditional release of three transgenic cotton varieties developed by the American agrochemical giant Monsanto and tested by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) in various parts of India for the past three years. India has capacity to become world leader in wheat production S.C. Dhall I ndia has the capacity to become world leader in the production of wheat. India has already overtaken the USA in wheat production by crossing the 75-million tonnes mark. Making plants grow uniformly Shirish Joshi D r Sandy Wilson, an assistant professor of the Environmental Horticulture University of Florida (UF), and her fellow researchers are testing coloured plastic films that filter growth-promoting light waves to help commercial nurseries keep plants uniform in size.

96. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab The cotton crop can virtually prove to be white gold for farmers of Punjab, Informed sources said that earlier the cotton crop could not be sown in vast http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050731/punjab1.htm

PUNJAB INDEX P U N J A B S T O R I E S TOP STORIES Withdraw bus fare hike, demands SAD Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 30 While the Punjab Government has issued a notification increasing the bus fares by 4 paise per km with immediate effect, the Shiromani Akali Dal today urged it to reverse the decision. The bus fare for ordinary buses earlier was 42 paise per km. It has now gone up to 46 paise per km. Source said that the Transport Department had suggested a way out to the government to keep the bus fares at the existing level. It had proposed to reduce the road tax. However, this proposal was rejected by the Finance and Taxation Departments, it is learnt. A government spokesman said the fare for ordinary buses would be 46 paise per km, for express buses 57.50 paise and for semi-deluxe buses 69 paise per km. In the case of deluxe buses, the fare would be 92 paise and for air-conditioned buses 115 paise per km. Justifying the increases, the spokesman said that at present the Himachal Pradesh Government was charging 50 paise per k.m. for the plains and 75 paise for the hill areas. The Haryana Government was charging 45 paise per km.

97. Lubbock Chamber Of Commerce cotton, the most important crop in the area, impacts the area s economy in a The success and value of any year s cotton crop have a ripple effect http://lubbockchamber.com/ag.shtml

document.write("") about the chamber membership directory about the chamber business development division convention and visitors information and links ... calendar of events business in lubbock business in lubbock agriculture business resource center employment report life in lubbock history of lubbock demographics climate Agriculture Online Agriculture Resources Agriculture Facts High Plains Agriculture: Keystone in Lubbock's Economy Agribusiness is the keystone of the diversified economy on the High Plains. Crops grown here literally go around the world. Their economic impact on our area is in the billions of dollars. Twenty-five percent of the nation's cotton is produced on the High Plains. Grain sorghum, another important area crop, is important as a feed for cattle, swine and other animals. Grapes grown here contribute to the area's reputation as a leader in the emerging Texas wine industry. Other agricultural products grown here include corn, peanuts, wheat, sunflowers, soybeans and vegetables. Feedlot operations are an integral part of the area's agribusiness. Extension Center located in Lubbock, research from agricultural scientists in this area makes contributions used world-wide.

98. EurasiaNet Civil Society - Central Asia’s Over-Reliance On Cotton Fuels Potenti for the country’s allimportant cotton crop are bright in 2005. time in the fields gathering the cotton crop, often working for little or no pay, http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav021505.shtml

home about partners events ... site map COUNTRIES DEPARTMENTS Eurasia Insight Civil Society CARTOON DISPATCH From Central Asia -Ted Rall Photo Essays CIVIL SOCIETY Print this article Email this article The reliance of Central Asian governments on cotton production "necessitates a tight system of political and social control," Hall said during a February 8 presentation of his findings at the Open Society Institute in New York. Current practices are collectively a "much greater source of potential social trouble than the drugs trade, [as] it affects millions of people’s lives directly," he said. Hall’s Crisis Group report is expected to be published in the coming weeks. According to Hall, all aspects of cotton production are subject to overbearing state control in Central Asian states. The end result is that farmers often labor under oppressive conditions for inadequate wages. "People who work in the cotton fields, who plant it and grow it, are not the ones who derive the benefit from it," Hall said. In Tajikistan, for example, "farmers who grow cotton are far more likely to be poor than those who grow potatoes, which is a bit of a paradox considering cotton is the number one cash crop." Conditions are especially severe for women, Hall said. "Women do most of the work and reap much fewer of the benefits" than their male counterparts, he said. The post-Soviet economic collapse has forced a significant number of women into the region’s agricultural sector, and officials have taken advantage of the labor glut to keep wages at a subsistence level. Women appear less likely to press local authorities and administrators to improve conditions, Hall added.

99. EurasiaNet Environment Decreased Water Flow Threatens cotton Crop, Peace in Region Their actions have already devastated the cotton crop in southern Kazakhstan. http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/environment/articles/eav080200.shtml

Eurasia Insight Analysis of current affairs Deals, Developments, and Trends Environment Hazards and Solutions Expert and Observer Interviews Culture News, Book Reviews, and Photo Essays Human Rights Monitoring and Actions Recaps Summaries of Expert Meetings Letters to the Editor East of Magnum An Online Photo Exhibition EurasiaNet Partners Contributing Sites Grants and Employment Opportunities in Central Eurasia Search EurasiaNet Eurasia Policy Forum Drug Policy, HIV/AIDS and the Public Health Crisis in Central Asia Caspian Revenue Watch ENVIRONMENT Decreased Water Flow Threatens Cotton Crop, Peace in Region Bea Hogan: 8/2/00 This summer Central Asia has once again become immersed in water politics. The flashpoint is the Dostyk Canal, a giant waterway that connects Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan . A dispute surrounding the use of the canal’s water has raised tension and has threatened crops. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan precipitated the dispute by arbitrarily altering the water flow. Their actions have already devastated the cotton crop in southern Kazakhstan.

100. First Quarter 2005 - Quarterly Survey Of Agricultural Credit Conditions - FRB Da The tremendous South Plains cotton crop brought overall sound financial results. The large (cotton) crop and wet weather have resulted in harvest and http://www.dallasfed.org/research/agsurvey/2005/ag0501.html

Back to Entire Page View HOME EMPLOYMENT CONTACT US ... Events You are here: FRB Dallas Home Economic Research Publications Ag Survey Economic Research Economic Research Home About Economic Research Publications Economists ... Resources and Links Tools E-mail Alerts E-mail This Page View Printer-friendly Page (IE 5.5+ only) Quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions First Quarter 2005 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Here are additional details from the survey: Farmland continues to be sold for recreational use and housing development. All regions in the district reported an increase in either crop or ranchland values. Moreover, 43 percent of respondents expect farmland values to rise in the next three months. Bankers report that high cattle prices are still discouraging some ranchers from restocking their herds. Nineteen percent of respondents anticipate demand for feeder cattle loans to decrease during the next three months.

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