A field of a genetically modified variety of cotton called Bt Cotton with inbuilt insecticide resistance, in India. Cotton's environmental impacts are well-publicized (if not well-understood), ...

It’s a grim reality that isn’t improving in the South. Cotton and rice producers say their balance sheets are bleeding red. After multiple years of losses, debt continues to mount, and recently ...

Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka has urged residents to embrace cotton farming, citing a significant demand due to a shortage of the produce in the country. During a meeting with a delegation led by ...

Red Land Cotton got its start making high-quality bed linens from the co-founders' family cotton farm in Alabama. Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the American textile industry packed its bags ...

Cotton is the backbone of the textile industry, helping to bring countless fabrics to life across the globe. Beyond textiles for the fashion, housewares and automobile industries, this versatile ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension trials suggest wider cotton rows and lower seed rates can maintain yields while reducing costs ...

Better Cotton demand and engagement senior director Eva Benavidez Clayton announced the plan at the 2025 Better Cotton Conference held in Izmir, Türkiye. Eva Benavidez Clayton said: “It is ...

As the curtain falls on the Agoa forum in Nairobi, questions are being raised as to why cotton farming has failed to take off. Despite textile and apparel industries being one of the key beneficiaries ...

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. — Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary in Leesville has been hit hard post-pandemic. With donations down by 50%, animal feed and medication prices rising, and volunteers lacking, ...

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, ...