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Cotton Grower Industry News
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Lindsay Introduces FieldNET Mobile
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, announces the introduction of FieldNET Mobile pivot control for smartphones. The new feature…
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Function Over Fashion
At a time when industries around the globe are desperately searching for growth opportunities, cotton has one: technical textiles. Yes,…
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Dirty and Distressed?
From my just-concluded, seat-of-the-pants apparel survey of friends and colleagues, this is my conclusion: It is remarkably common, at least…
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Legacy Japanese Textile Making a Comeback
Kyodo News reports that the local fabrics industry in Kitakushu is in the process of introducing foreign markets to Kokuru-ori,…
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Cotton Versus Synthetics
In a highly competitive market, it is imperative that you size up your competition. You know: stretch them out, see…
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ICA Suspends Complete Cotton Programme
Due to a shortfall in delegate applications resulting from changes within the industry, the International Cotton Association announced it has…
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From Boom to Bust and Back to Normal?
During the past three years, the global textile industry has undergone one of its most dramatic periods in history. While…
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Cotton Shipping Industry Continues to Consolidate
“Structural Change in the World Cotton Industry,” a study released in February by the International Cotton Advisory Committee, concludes that…
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Price Surge Viewed with Cautious Optimism
At press time, cotton prices were approaching a two-year high, evoking guarded optimism among analysts and merchants. The surge came…
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Bt Cotton Cited in Indian GMO Food Debate
The proposed introduction of a GMO eggplant variety in India has provoked a well publicized and heated debate between protestors…