Marshall Hardwick is chatting with me from his truck, parked in front of his cotton field in Northeast Louisiana. After our call, he’ll begin harvesting the crop. Most years, he has no idea what the ...

Idalou may be known for cotton farming, but it offers much more than the cash crop West Texas is known for. It is also home to a 44-acre farm with an orchard, a vineyard, two greenhouses, vegetables ...

Founded in 1954, SUPIMA is less than 1% of global cotton production out of California, and supportuing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SIGMA) to regulate water use and preserve resources.

As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan government, in ...

Agribusinesses contribute $1 billion to the Big Country economy annually, according to a 2022 infographic from the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Cotton is considered ...

Pivot Bio, Wayzata, Minnesota, has commercially launched a new product for cotton crops in the United States. The product will be available through Pivot Bio’s distribution partners for a select group ...

No matter where you travel in west Texas this year, the story is the same. Drought and heat created an endless battle for area cotton farmers. “It was a devastating year,” says Casey Jones, a farmer ...

The cotton harvest in Marana must go on, whether or not any gins are nearby. This year the management of the Trico Gin, 15315 W. Silverbell Road — Marana's last operating cotton gin — announced the ...