Cotton news

A fun initiative focused on soil health played an important part in the industry’s broader commitment to sustainability by addressing cotton textile waste.

Science, research and technology are all playing a spectacular role in helping Australian cotton growers into a new era of water efficiency that positions them among the best in the world.

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.