Round bale technology has helped increase both the yield and the efficiency of the harvest. In the past, the standard has ...

The next generation of consumers will expect transparency in their textile purchases and the global industry will get there, eventually. Increased use of QR codes on garments will drive some of the ...

Two decades ago, Damera Yakamma's husband, a cotton farmer in a southern Indian village, committed suicide by consuming ...

LUBBOCK — For decades, the cotton industry has long been considered king in the Texas agriculture world. However, a shift has left it standing on shaky ground. In the last few years — as cotton ...

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.

CEO Giuseppe Marsocci made his first public appearance to support the initiative, with Andrea Camerana, the group's ...

Besides supplies to spinning and textile industry, adulterated cotton has made its way to exports thus jeopardising the ...

Planting cotton for the first time was shaping up as a shrewd investment for young Pakistani farmer Muhammad Awais - until ...

This year, Louisiana farmers are harvesting their lowest acreage of cotton in state history. Years of poor markets, increased international competition, and synthetic alternatives have forced many to ...

Climate change has disrupted weather patterns and altered temperatures. The changing weather and rising temperatures have ...

If the sight of a cotton plant stirs up layered, confusing feelings within you, you are not alone. This titan of a crop is woven into countless household items, has generated wealth beyond ...