Taylor County cotton farmers are glad to turn the page on 2024 — if for no other reason than in the hopes of a better harvest ...

China’s purchases of American cotton have cratered in early 2025 as weak domestic consumption and trade uncertainty weigh on ...

John Deere has a storied farm machinery history, with a steady chain of benchmark innovations that shaped the entire cotton harvesting process and industry from field to gin. In line with the mold ...

Massive cotton fields stretch for miles as hardworking farmers bring in an enormous harvest using cutting-edge techniques. From carefully tending the plants to using advanced machinery, every step ...

As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan ...

The future of farming marches to a beat dictated by technology and efficiency—dual lords of increased return. Coley Bailey, a third-generation Mississippi grower, has hitched his 6,000-acre ...

Uzbekistan is one of the few cotton-growing countries that has not mechanized the cotton harvest and continues to rely on manual labor to pick cotton. In 2014, the Government of Uzbekistan decided to ...

Rolling fields painted white with the bolls of cotton plants in the heat of the summer sun brings back memories for many ...

Brazil could become the world’s largest cotton exporter in 2023, because of an increase in the planted area helping it to surpass the United States, which could reduce sowing by 30% to make way ...

The adoption of RCS resulted in yield enhancement of 2% over the previous season. Credit: Sandycinecam/Shutterstock. Post-harvest data from the region indicates the ...

The 2024 harvest saw a shortage of pickers, government backtracking on positive legislation, and issues stemming from the cotton cluster system; problems rooted in continued state efforts to ...