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Cotton Grower Industry News
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Environmental Awareness And The Politics Of Cotton
Cotton or polyester? The decision is much more than aesthetic. According to the Sustainable Cotton Project and Pesticide Action Network…
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Vietnam’s Textile Industry Maintains Strong Fundamentals For Growth
Vietnam’s spinning and textile industries have seen phenomenal expansion during the last several years, as the country’s garment and apparel…
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ICAC Issues Price Forecasts for 2009/10
Pro Farmer The Secretariat of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) forecasts a 2009/10 season-average Cotlook A Index of 63…
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China Plans For More Domestic Production
Cotton-producing countries around the world look to China’s burgeoning spinning and textile industry as the new market behemoth that will demand…
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Interactive Textiles: Cotton Gets Smarter
Regular textiles serve many purposes — they keep us warm or cool, protect us from the elements, provide comfort, and…
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Asian Competition Has Egyptian Producers Digging In For A Fight
Egypt is home to one of the oldest and richest cotton growing traditions on the planet. Cotton farming is an…
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ACSA International Cotton Institute Educates A New Generation Of Leaders
Students from around the world came to Memphis this summer to attend the 2007 ACSA International Cotton Institute at the…
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2007 – A Year of Change for the ICA
In a continuation of the trend toward internationalization which was embarked upon in 2003 when the Liverpool Cotton Association changed…
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Monsanto’s Purchase Was Just the Beginning: From Blockbuster to Mega-Blockbuster
It was a blockbuster deal from the very beginning — the (relatively) uncomplicated marriage of Monsanto Co., the world’s largest…
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Vampires in Congress. Roaches in My Kitchen.
The U.S. Senate is calling for hearings on Division I college football’s method of determining a national champion. Senators are…
