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Biden Administration awards $6.5M contract to U.S. Cotton LLC
September 3rd, 2021
The Biden Administration has awarded a contract for $6.5 million to U.S. Cotton LLC, the largest manufacturer of cotton swabs in the United States, to increase domestic production capability for polyester tipped swabs for home testing kits and mass testing applications to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, U.S. Cotton has retooled […]
Hohenstein develops new method to detect genetic modifications in organic cotton
August 16th, 2021
Hohenstein has developed a new quantification method specifically for genetically modified cotton. One of the first labs with this ability, Hohenstein uses DNA analysis to identify known genetic modifications and calculate their percentage in organic cotton. Stakeholders will use the data to distinguish between minor contaminations and mixtures, control quality and verify claims. For qualitative […]
Fashion for Good launches cotton farming pilot project
May 1st, 2021
A hydroponic cotton facility. Materra’s approach to cotton farming combines precision agriculture and controlled environments to create radically resource-efficient cotton farms. Photo: Materra. Cotton makes up nearly 30 percent of global textile production, and accounts for 24 percent of global insecticide use, according to Fashion for Good, a global initiative to spark and scale innovation […]
Land O’Lakes and Cotton Inc. partner for sustainability initiative
April 1st, 2021
A sustainability initiative between Land O’Lakes and Cotton Inc. will help cotton growers analyze 2020 agronomic data and generate insights that can be incorporated into the growers’ production decisions throughout the early spring months in advance of the 2021 harvest season. Photo: Truterra LLC. Truterra™ LLC, the sustainability business unit of farmer-owned cooperative Land O’Lakes […]
Cone Denim offers forensic verification of cotton traceability
September 23rd, 2020
Cone Denim, a global leader in denim authenticity and sustainable innovation for more than 128 years and part of the Elevate Textiles portfolio of brands, has partnered with Oritain, the product and supply chain traceability specialist, to become the first denim mill to adopt the highest level of end-to-end traceability possible Oritain’s unique method combines […]
Cotton prices forecast
July 20th, 2020
Cotton prices will remain weak in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons as supplies of cotton outstrip demand and surpluses grow, according to a report in Issue 200 of Textile Outlook International from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence. The average price of cotton has been falling since the beginning of 2018/19, and in 2019/20 […]
Field to Market and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol partner
June 29th, 2020
Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol have announced a new agreement that formalizes a partnership between the two organizations to document and accelerate sustainable outcomes for U.S. cotton production. The partnership strengthens the ability of cotton growers and the value chain to drive continuous improvement, combining two […]
Cotton and textile sectors issue call for collaborative action
May 19th, 2020
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), The Committee For International Co-Operation Between Cotton Associations (CICCA), The International Cotton Association (ICA), The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) and The International Textile Manufacturers Association (ITMF) are unified in promoting a common set of values and shared commitment to safe trading and contract sanctity across the global cotton community. […]
U.S. cotton origins to be traced
February 7th, 2020
COTTON USA™ and Oritain™ have signed a partnership to provide forensic verification of origin for all U.S. cotton. Oritain’s unique method applies forensic science to detect trace elements in the cotton itself. Soil composition and other environmental factors give the cotton an inherent fingerprint specific to each location. Cotton can be tested at any stage […]
State of the U.S. cotton industry
October 25th, 2019
The 2020 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC), to be held Jan. 8-10, 2020, at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas, will update attendees on the latest research and technology in the industry. Coordinated by the National Cotton Council, the BWCC annually brings together university and USDA researchers, extension personnel, consultants and industry sales and support personnel. […]