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USDA Launches Great American Cotton Plan

USDA unveiled the Great American Cotton Plan Thursday, an initiative to “strengthen the cotton farm economy, restore domestic textile manufacturing, expand cotton trade opportuniti...

Cotton Incorporated Advances “Plant Not Plastic” Message Through Month-Long Education Initiative While  Concerns Around...

CARY, N.C. — June 30, 2026 — As awareness of microplastics continues to grow among consumers, brands and retailers, Cotton Incorporated is expanding its efforts this July to educat...

Cotton ConneXions Insight To Impact Brings Supply Chain Leaders Together Around Cotton Innovation

CARY, N.C. — June 18, 2026 — Cotton Incorporated’s Cotton ConneXions Insight to Impact brought together more than 300 industry leaders from 140 companies across 10 countries, inclu...

Cotton Incorporated Releases Report On Cotton’s Potential  In Nonwoven Tissue And Hygiene Products

CARY, N.C. — May 26, 2026 —  Cotton Incorporated has released a new report, Cotton in the Nonwoven Tissue & Hygiene Market, to show where cotton can compete in a category drive...

USDA Launches Great American Cotton Plan To Revitalize The Cotton Farm Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 28, 2026 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the Great American Cotton Plan (PDF, 2.7 MB), a comprehensive USDA initiative to s...

Cotton And LoveShackFancy Reveal Third Installment Of The ‘American Icons’ Campaign: American Road Trip Starring Country...

NEW YORK — May 19, 2026 —  Fashion, lifestyle, and beauty brand LoveShackFancy today announced its third annual collaboration with Cotton Incorporated bringing to life the ‘America...

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New Federal Plan Aims to Replace Synthetic Fabrics With American Cotton

The United States Department of Agriculture has launched the Great American Cotton Plan to support cotton farmers and protect Americans from “forever chemicals” in our daily lives....

USDA Launches Great American Cotton Plan to Revitalize the Cotton Farm Economy

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the Great American Cotton Plan, a comprehensive USDA initiative to strengthen the cotton farm economy, restore domes...

Understanding the Impact of U.S. Cotton Production

  As expectations rise for brands to substantiate sustainability claims with reliable data, Cotton Incorporated’s 2026 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of U.S. Cotton Fiber Production c...

Indian Cotton Sector in Play

India’s appetite for imported cotton is growing, while cost and need for quality fiber will influence its imports. China and India are both leading cotton and textile producers, wh...

This Family Farm Turns its Homegrown Cotton into an Entire Line of Consumer Fabrics

Covered In Cotton's throws, towels, napkins, runners and baby blankets are made – from start to finish – in the Carolinas.

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Forensic Analysis with Oritain to Establish Physical Assurance Program and Scientifi...

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol today announced the implementation of forensic verification to establish a new Physical Assurance Program, implementing forensic isotopic analysis, t...

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Forensic Analysis with Oritain to Establish Physical Assurance Program and Scientifi...

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol today announced the implementation of forensic verification to establish a new Physical Assurance Program, implementing forensic isotopic analysis, t...

USDA adjusts rice, cotton production projections

The USDA slashed new crop rice ending stocks, while increasing the carryout for cotton. Rice ending stocks for the marketing year that starts August 1st were cut by 11.9 million hu...

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Opens Grower Enrollment for 2026 Crop Year, Expanding Opportunities for U.S. Cotton Producers

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has announced that enrollment is open for the 2026 crop year. New this year, in addition to full program benefits, growers can evidence regenerative...

Recoverâ„¢ Launches Recoverâ„¢ Yarns To Accelerate Recycled Cotton Uptake

MADRID, Spain — June 9, 2026 — Recover™, a materials science company and one of the world’s largest producers of recycled cotton fiber, today announces the launch of Recove...

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U.S. rice acres drop as upland cotton rises

U.S. rice planted area fell to a multi-decade low in 2026, while cotton acres were higher. The USDA has planted area for all types of rice at 2.017 million acres, a 28% drop on the...

Cotton's roots traced to Yucatan Peninsula, where wild gene pool runs deepest

There's nothing like this in nature, Jonathan Wendel said as he showed a visitor in his Bessey Hall office the long white puffs billowing from a cotton boll—the protective flower c...

Under Armour Joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, Advancing Responsible Cotton Sourcing

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (Trust Protocol) today announced that Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA), a global leader in athletic performance apparel, footwear, and accessories,...

Brazil cotton market slows as price disputes and weak demand limit trade

Brazil's cotton market remained under pressure in early June as weak liquidity, pricing disagreements, and cautious buying behavior slowed trading activity across the country's cot...

Where was cotton domesticated? Messy genetics dishes up surprising answer

The Upland species was thought to have come from Peru. It didn't; and'Egyptian' cotton comes from Ecuador

Member Insights: Built to Last, Sourced with Care – Carhartt and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

For more than 135 years, Carhartt has built tough, dependable gear for hardworking people who rely on it day in and day out. From job sites and farms to ranches and loading docks,...