Cotton news

A cotton grower shares how focusing on soil health as part of a sustainable agriculture strategy can benefit his farm for generations.

The U.S. Climate Smart Cotton Program aims to benefit more than 1650 cotton farmers and produce 4 million bales of Climate Smart Cotton over 5 years.

Whole cottonseed benefits livestock nutrition and cottonseed oil provides a great cooking option, with zero additional environmental impacts.

The Australian cotton industry is still expecting a large cotton crop despite the persistent rain in much of New South Wales and Queensland impacting on already sodden paddocks, and in some cases, delaying picking and planting.

An increasing number of farmers are applying bulky organic fertilisers like manures, composts, and biosolids on their fields to reduce reliance on synthetic mineral fertilisers.

Research in nutrient efficiency, conservation tillage and farm management equipment promises major energy use reductions for cotton in the coming years.

Proven sustainable agricultural practices and precision conservation tools help cotton growers protect biodiversity.

Cotton growers – through Cotton Australia’s Cotton to Market program and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) - have been represented in key supply chain meetings in Indonesia.