Big cotton is in the harvest cards, according to USDA’s latest report. Low commodity prices for corn, grain sorghum and soybeans pulled in more cotton acreage in 2017, and the numbers are ...

According to the company, conventional self-propelled cotton harvesters leave 5-20% of the product on plants, and the only way to harvest it is by hand — a grueling and expensive task.

Massive cotton fields stretch for miles as hardworking farmers bring in an enormous harvest using cutting-edge techniques. From carefully tending the plants to using advanced machinery ...