By June 2, only 54% of Mississippi’s cotton had been planted — compared to 89% at the same time last year, according to U.S.

Weather, disease and pests aren't the only things that can wreak havoc on Georgia's agricultural industry. New University of Georgia research found wild pigs to be a startling cause of damage on farms ...

While the expectation is for cotton acres to increase in the June acreage report, another key question is if cotton demand can continue to find footing and support higher prices.

In a Yucatan nature park, engineered genes influence nectar production, affecting ants’ and maybe pollinators’ attraction to the wild cotton plants.

Not your grandfather's cotton Date: February 3, 2016 Source: Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) Summary: Cotton's genetic history is full of surprises. From transoceanic travels to inter ...

Texas Farmers Battle Wild Weather at Planting, Prompts USDA to Cut Cotton Acres in June Report Farmers across the Texas High Plains received a deluge of rainfall right at planting, and while the ...

Scientists have discovered that modern cotton differs from forms domesticated by early farmers in the timing and level of gene expression, or the process by which a gene’s information is translated ...

Cotton is an incredibly important resource in Starbound, but it can be tricky to get hold of. Here's where to find cotton out in space.

Anthropologists have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming. The study, which show that the crops were grown in the Peruvian Andes 5,000-10,000 years ago, is ...