• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Demand, trade wars and global economic scenarios are all playing their part in the weak cotton market.
About 80 people involved in different aspects of the cotton sector gathered recently in the new building of Lubbock,...
For 12 years, the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association has provided an opportunity for college students to experience the cotton ginning industry firsthand through its summer intern program. For 2019, three young people are onboard. They were chosen from a...
Luis Herrera-Estrella, Texas Tech's first National Academy of Sciences member, started work in the fall in the Texas Tech Department of Plant and Soil Science. And now that he's somewhat settled, the world-class plant molecular biologist has begun steps...
Calling it a "historic day for us," leaders from Texas Tech University signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to move its cotton classing facility to a new location on the Texas Tech campus near the Rawls...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar,
Texas Tech University •
Building demand for cotton is needed as good production potential is expected in the near future.
Cotton is in business as it is presold on its comfort. Speaking to a large audience recently at...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar,
Texas Tech University •
Continued trade tension between the United States and China is affecting the global cotton and textile sectors.
“Back and forth on tariff discussions is problematic, and it results in the slowdown of global cotton...
• By Norman Martin •
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored three leaders with the annual Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Award recently during its 91st annual Pig Roast at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The Pig...
• By Haleigh Erramouspe •
Fields of cotton, wheat, sorghum and other crops are a common sight in the Texas High Plains, but what you might not expect is to see drones whipping through the air above these fields.
However, if you...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia defines synergy as the “creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts.”
The Internet reference site must have had the Celebrate Cotton Football Game in mind. Through...
‘Thriving In Cotton’ Series Kicks Off In October
To help cotton farmers make next season their best, PhytoGen is sponsoring a “Thriving in Cotton” series in Cotton Farming.
Throughout the series, farmers from across the Cotton Belt will share their experiences...
Texas Tech Researchers Find Use For Low-Grade Cotton
Research conducted at the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at Texas Tech’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) shows that low-grade cotton is highly effective at absorbing crude oil spills.
The study,...
