Ag News From The Nation's Only Full-Time Farm Station
The COVID-19 global shutdown has weighed heavily on the cotton and textile industries. As economies begin to reopen there has been some improvement in economic activity, yet consumer spending on apparel has led to a drop in year-over-year demand.
Growing Cotton for week of August 17, 2020
Growing Cotton for week of August 10, 2020
Growing Cotton for week of August 3, 2020
Plains Cotton Growers is reporting more than 75 percent of the dryland crop on the High Plains has been abandoned, mainly due to drought.
Growing Cotton episodes for week of July 27, 2020
While USDA is projecting a 17.5 million bale cotton crop this season, domestically, there’s a tug-of-war between bullish and bearish news that may drive the markets for the remainder of 2020.
Most of the Texas High Plains continue to deal with drought, and rows of dryland cotton are telling the story.
Growing Cotton episodes for week of July 20, 2020
Growing Cotton episodes for week of July 13, 2020
Growing Cotton episodes for week of July 6, 2020
Growing Cotton episodes for week of June 29, 2020
