How To Market Cotton Not Suited For Textile Processing
• By Karen Michael,
Texas Tech University •
When cotton is abundant but the quality is low, farmers still need to sell the product.
Texas Tech University researchers are exploring ways to use cotton...
Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored three leaders with the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Awards recently during the 94th annual CASNR Pig Roast at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The Pig Roast also celebrates...
• By George Watson •
Since its formation in 2005, the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation has promoted water conservation through technology and best management practices in order to improve agricultural sustainability and profitability on the Texas High Plains. One...
Texas Tech University's Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, in conjunction with the Lubbock Cotton Exchange, will host the 40th session of the Texas International Cotton School Aug. 2-12.
The High Plains program features two weeks of classes, lectures, tours and...
The challenging environment of the past growing season in the Southern Plains region is fresh on producers’ minds, but optimism for the 2021 crop remains high. Familiar questions about variety selection, field conditions and market prices weigh on farmers...
In mid-January, flurries fell across different parts of West Texas. But, the snow didn't do much to help drought conditions on the South Plains, reports a Texas Tech University researcher.
Once the recent snow completely melts, the amount of precipitation...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
As COVID-19 has affected the normal life and the economy, how have the cotton and textile sectors fared?
The year was supposed to end with a positive news that two vaccines have been approved for mass...
The last 30 years have seen tremendous technological and biological advancements in the cotton industry, resulting in growing yields each year – depending on the weather – that has helped boost the industry worldwide.
The development of herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Face masks are indeed becoming a part of gift baskets this holiday season. With wintry weather on the horizon, COVID-19 cases are expected to rise, as is evident in the recent surge in Europe and...
The use of masks, whether they are cloth, N-95 or some other iteration, is being touted by health care professionals and governmental leaders as the main mitigating act the public can undertake in the battle against the novel coronavirus.
Since...
When a human or an animal gets sick or is stressed, their temperatures can go up. The same is true for plants.
A researcher with Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is using drones to detect crop...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Advanced textiles to apparel manufacturers are turning creative to support the fight against the invisible enemy.
As the coronavirus is a novel strain, vaccines and medications are not yet readily available to treat the infected, meaning...
The cotton industry is vital to Texas, with the state producing approximately 35% of the United States' cotton crop, according to a 10-year average from the National Cotton Council of America.
Lubbock and the South Plains has an even loftier...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Finding new markets and applications is vital for the global cotton sector.
With the commencement of harvest in the High Plains of Texas, stakeholders of this important sector gathered Oct. 18 at the Lubbock, Texas-based Plains...
A big part of what makes West Texas one of the leading cotton-producing regions in the world is the hot, dry weather that defines the area and is ideal for encouraging cotton growth.
But that weather also can be unpredictable...
