PHOENIX - Cotton became a cash crop for Arizona, and today, our state remains a leading cotton state. However, this year, the state's farmers are growing less of it. Ron Rayner and his family have ...

Despite cotton's one-time status as one of Arizona's top commodities, the state's industry is unraveling. The state was once a major producer of the nation's cotton, yielding more than 1.5 million ...

Pinal County cotton farmers are in the top 1% of cotton producers in the United States as measured by yield, even amid drought and heat. A University of Arizona study found that cotton growers here ...

Urban growth has paved over many cotton fields, pushing them out of Maricopa County to other parts of Arizona. In Arizona, cotton yields are five times higher than a century ago as farmers learn to ...

U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.8 million cotton acres this spring, down 3.7 percent from 2023, according to the National Cotton Council’s 43rd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.