Drought continues to tighten its grip across the Plains, and it’s forcing farmers in west Texas to make some very difficult decisions this growing season. Depleted soils, along with bleak forecasts ...

After years of losses, debt is piling up and new government payments won’t fill the hole. At a breaking point, more farmers ...

Global weather woes, including drought, flooding, and pink bollworm outbreak, could lower India's cotton production. Crude oil prices could rally cotton prices to $1.20 or higher by early 2024. Higher ...

Agribusinesses contribute $1 billion to the Big Country economy annually, according to a 2022 infographic from the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Cotton is considered ...

On cotton, the story in the Aug. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand estimates was drought in the Southwest leading to increased abandonment of dryland acres—but boosting yield estimates in ...

As the harvest season nears its end, cotton producers across the High Plains are hopeful for a higher yield compared to last year, yet they still approach the final yield with caution. Still a month ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After several tough seasons for fiber producers in the area, the USDA is predicting world cotton production to rebound this year but that doesn’t mean West Texas farmers will.

An invasive pest – the cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper – has prompted experts in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Department of Entomology to mobilize ...

Sindh's cotton ginning sector has witnessed an unprecedented surge during the 2025 to 26 season, driven by record purchases ...

The Cotton Association of India has projected a rise in the cotton crop production estimate for the 2025-26 season to 317 ...