Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stan Hough, a missionary at the Brigham Young Home in St. George, shows off cotton that was grown on site. Each year, a small ...

Cotton pests can impact yield and fiber quality. Learn how IPM strategies help growers protect crops all season long.

When it comes to growing cotton, success starts before a single seed is planted. Many growers focus on managing cotton after it has emerged, but successful management begins below the surface and ...

Limited seed supplies, persistent weeds and a shortage of seasonal workers in 2014 didn’t stop American farmers from planting the most organic cotton in nearly 20 years. Organic cotton growers planted ...

I was up in Natchitoches last year and picked up a tuft of cotton from one of the plants on the edge of a cotton field. I kept it on my desk for a while, and recently, I planted the seeds that were in ...

Ginning, blowing, carding, drawing, roving, spinning, weaving, dyeing, cutting, sewing, ironing, shipping and trucking — all the steps it took to turn some cotton bolls into your T-shirt. Those ...

MEMPHIS — The U.S. cotton industry is preparing for continued difficulties — from pricing pressures to environmental concerns — as the weak economy takes a toll on consumer spending. Despite the ...

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