National Cotton Council initiative promotes natural fiber over synthetic materials to reduce microplastic health risks.

Cottonseeds could help reduce hunger and add new revenue for farmers. One researcher has been working for decades to make ...

Deltapine cotton varieties are growers’ best choice for proven genetics and traits in 2026.

Cotton is a wonderful plant. Not only does it look great in your garden, but it produces fiber that you can spin for thread or yarn and make clothes with. You will need a long growing season, fertile ...

Australian scientists believe they have found a way to crack the molecular code of cotton, so that it grows in a range of gorgeous colors, from bright yellow to deep purple to golden orange. These ...

Explore how genetically engineered cotton plants reduce bollworm impact and influence various crops in China. The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is one of the most serious insect pests in Asia ...

I was a teenager in the 1970s and just beginning my love affair with rural Arkansas. During visits to my grandparents' home in Des Arc, I enjoyed going on long drives by myself through the Grand ...

I was up in Natchitoches last year and picked up a tuft of cotton from one of the plants on the edge of a cotton field. I kept it on my desk for a while, and recently, I planted the seeds that were in ...