Cotton growers get industry backing amid financial pressures as groups push legislation and education to save farms ...
COLORADO CITY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A multitude of factors is forcing many cotton gins across the Big Country and surrounding areas to scale back production, with some at risk of shutting down entirely ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - U.S. cotton is struggling with demand. Foreign countries are stealing market share, while man-made fiber is seeing a surge in popularity with the growth of online shopping.
In many areas of the South, cotton is king. It’s a dependable crop, and in turn, it’s made farmers loyal to what they grow. But with cotton prices falling below farmers’ breakeven, that crop is ...
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 ...
Organic cotton production is down from a decade ago, and remains a tiny fraction of global supply, accounting for under 1 per cent of total cotton production. That poses a problem for the many fashion ...
As consumer demand for organic cotton soars, so does skepticism over the sustainability of the sector. The response must not be to retreat from organic cotton, but to invest more in supporting farmers ...
Pakistan’s textile industry, long regarded as the backbone of the national economy, is confronting what many industry leaders ...
The total output value of Xinjiang's textile and apparel industry rose to 97.39 billion yuan ($13.9 billion) from January to November, marking a 19.6 percent increase. Export value through Xinjiang's ...
Texas’ cotton industry is facing its worst harvest in years — costing the state more than $2 billion
LUBBOCK (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Cotton production has been decimated by drought and extreme heat this year, costing Texas High Plains farmers and other agricultural industries at least $2 billion, according ...
In 1912, Tempe farmers began converting their crops to cotton production Pima, a pest-resistant strain of Egyptian long-staple cotton, was developed in 1916 By 1939, cotton was a $12.5 million ...
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