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Cotton Grower Industry News
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Lubbock Ready for ICAC Conference
The City of Lubbock, the Organizing Committee and the Overton Hotel and Convention Center are ready to host the 69th…
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Moderator Overview: Progress toward Industry Harmonization and Standardization
MODERATOR Manfred Schiefer, President, M. Schiefer Trading Co. 1. Please provide a general description of the subject areas covered…
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Panelist View: Tradition is a barrier to modern cotton grading and classing
Andrew Macdonald, Chair of the Task Force on Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC) 1. Please provide a…
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Panelists’ Views on Pricing, Sourcing, Demand Enhancement and Marketing
Robert Antoshak, Managing Director, FCStone Fibers & Textiles Andrew Olah, Co-founder, Olah Inc. Richard W. Silvia, President, RWS Marketing &…
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Bt cotton increasing wages and improving female employment in India
Dr. Arjunan Subramanian A study done by the University of Warwick (Coventry, UK) has shown that the use of Bt…
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Clothing manufacturers surprised by demand for cotton
Expecting a shift toward greater use of man-made fibers, clothing manufacturers have been surprised by the seemingly insatiable global appetite…
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Egyptian delegation visits headquarters of Cotton International magazine
A delegation of cotton professionals recently made the 6,800-mile trip from Egypt to the United States to discuss the state…
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Yield increasing for Indian cotton, and so are exports
Cotton acreage is on the rise in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and so is the crop’s yield. Positive developments…
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More Rural Broadband Projects Funded
This week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding of 126 new Recovery Act broadband infrastructure projects that the agency…
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Panelists’ View on Resource Competition and the Need for Education
PANELISTS: Wally Darneille, President and CEO, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association Allan Williams, Program Manager/Senior Agronomic Advisor, Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)…