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Why is the fluffy cotton crop so bad for the planet?

The fashion bizz gets a tough enough time (and rightly so) for being one of the world’s most-polluting industries. Add…

5 years ago

Could hemp be the next big thing in sustainable

Since nations like the U.S. and Australia have lifted their bans on growing hemp, a revolution is brewing. Innovators are…

5 years ago

Rain impacts cotton crop in Texas Panhandle

This year’s rain is creating problems for many cotton producers in the Texas Panhandle. The weather this year has brought…

5 years ago

TRAID talks about growing cotton without pesticides in Ethiopia

Leigh McAlea, Head of Communications, from the UK charity, TRAID talks about growing cotton without pesticides in Ethiopia, which has…

5 years ago

Will Mankai Textile Industrial Park be a blessing for Egypt’s textile sector?

Egypt's experts in the textile industry have concerns that the establishment of the largest Chinese textile city in the country…

6 years ago

Cotton farmers conclude season

While there may not be a place for some of it to go, Verett and Jerry Butman, General Manager of…

6 years ago

Texas harvest slow due to moist conditions

Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife Extension cotton marketing economist, said the lower cotton value represents a 10-plus cent discount to growers…

6 years ago

Successful model for African farms by Qingdao cotton company

China is the world's largest cotton importer, bringing in over 1.1 million tons last year. Ruichang Tech operates in several…

6 years ago

Pink bollworm strikes cotton crop in Maharashtra, India

According to the official, an economic threshold is the insect's population level or extent of crop damage at which the…

6 years ago

Cotton Corporation of India to obtain cotton from farmers in Rajasthan

The CCI has started arrangements for ginning and storage of cotton for the ensuing harvesting season. The central government had…

6 years ago