Update from Bingham Family Vineyards and Farm for August 14, 2020
Growing organic hemp for the first time at Bingham Family Vineyards and Farm.
Farming Organic Crops
Growing organic hemp for the first time at Bingham Family Vineyards and Farm.
More organic pima cotton blossoms to enjoy, growing on Bingham Family Farm.
The first blossoms for the year are forming in the cotton. This is early for us for them to appear compared to other years. This flower is from our organic pima cotton.
June 2nd update from the vineyard, garden, and hemp planting at Bingham Family Vineyards.
Yes, our organic row crops are in need of rain, but we also need to test the grapes in our vineyards to see if they are ready for harvesting. Grape harvest looks like it will start earlier the year than it usually does.
As a senator Ted Cruz is interested in Texas, and for a few days he is getting a closer look at Texas agriculture which is a large part of the Texas economy and many Texans way of life. Today Cruz visited Meadow Co-op Gin, then to our farm and vineyards. Later in the afternoon they…
Thanks to a pioneering group of forward-thinking farmers, organic cotton production in Texas has expanded from virtually nothing in the early 1990s to over 20,000 acres in 2015, making the Texas High Plains the largest organic cotton-growing region in the United States. In recognition of the group’s hard work and organic vision, the farmers of…
Here is an interesting look at one of our organic cotton buyers who buys our cotton through Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative. They manufacture cotton material to be used in furniture and bedding specializing in recycled cotton and in organic cotton. Fourth generation helping to run the business providing jobs for their community as well…
Yesterday was the Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District annual farm tour. This organization and the farmers in our area value the conservation of our land and water. We hope to pass to our children and the next generation land that is in better condition that it was when it was entrusted to us…
Tractor stuck in the mud. Generations learning from each other.