Cotton futures shed 2.5% after U.S. agricultural officials raised their forecasts for this year's harvest above what traders had expected and said that lower exports, particularly to China, ar ...

Uncharacteristically wet weather this year has left many producers across the state with a growing weed problem, according to ...

Farmers are moving away from growing cotton, as demand decreases and the cost of growing it continue to rise.Farmers say they’re now switching to other crops such as corn, soy beans or grains.Nate ...

The cotton harvest is about to get underway in the Texas High Plains, the windswept region that grows most of the crop in the nation’s top cotton-producing state. But Barry Evans, like many ...

Hurricane Devastates Cotton Crops Just Before Harvest 400,000 to 800,000 Bales Could Be Lost Cotton seed modules during a harvest at a farm in Bronwood, Ga., in 2022.

Cotton growers in the U.S. Southwest are abandoning millions of parched acres that they planted this spring, as drought has devastated their harvest. Wall Street Journal commodities reporter Ryan ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The cotton harvest has kicked up across the South Plains and farmers are discovering their yields are exactly what they expected, less than they were hoping. Walt Hagood, a ...

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 in 2025. So how did last year’s cotton crop fare? “Not good ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As cotton harvest starts to wrap up, it’s full steam ahead for our area gins. KCBD stopped by two cotton gins to get an update on their progress and the challenges they face.

A shrinking labor force and economic pressures are reshaping rural industries, emphasizing the need for technology and stable ...

The 18th annual Cotton Harvest Festival kicks off from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 with local restaurants selling awesome food on the historic brick streets in downtown Kerens.