Drought continues to tighten its grip across the Plains, and it’s forcing farmers in west Texas to make some very difficult decisions this growing season. Depleted soils, along with bleak forecasts ...

A pair of crop dusters collided over a field near Morton, Texas, Friday, with a pilot dying and another seriously hurt. The two pilots were the only people on board the two Air Tractor AT-502s when ...

Crop dusting pilots are essential, unsung heroes in agriculture, tasked with spreading fertilizers, insecticides, protecting parks, and even drying crops. Becoming an agricultural pilot requires ...

until later in the season. Higher-than-average summer rainfall should mean strong cotton crops for Brazos Valley farmers this fall, but prices for their product could leave something to be desired, ...

Fifth-generation Colorado farmer Caleb Wertz harvests his cotton on their family farm in Hasty, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. This is the second season Wertz has grown cotton. (The Gazette, ...

Your cotton fields might benefit from several kinds of winter cover crops which can control erosion, manage nutrients, and improve soil health, including a crimson clover cover crop or even a vetch ...