Resource Directory
Tap directly into the extensive research library of Cotton Incorporated. Here, you can filter your results by category, sort them by date and select your preferred media type to streamline the resources you see.
Whole Cottonseed
This site provides good background on whole cottonseed as a feed ingredient, especially for dairy cows. It is also a place for cottonseed sellers and buyers to connect online.
Whitefly Management & Prevention of Excess Sugars in Cotton
This presentation guides Arizona growers and pest managers in implementing a comprehensive IPM program to effectively manage whiteflies and minimize risks of a sticky cotton problem.
Weekly Cotton Crop Quality Report
Track fiber quality of U.S. cotton over time through this weekly report, which compares the week’s quality reports with the same time period during the previous year.
Preventing Sticky Cotton Caused by Aphids and Whiteflies
This presentation demonstrates the importance of managing whiteflies and aphids in California and Arizona to prevent sticky cotton, which harms a cotton growing area’s reputation for quality.
Monthly Economic Letter
This unique analysis parses the latest events affecting the world cotton supply-and-demand situation and world cotton prices.
Monthly Cottonseed Prices
This web page supplies monthly cottonseed prices by region and supply/demand estimates.
Cotton Crop Quality
This is the Cotton Incorporated hub for information related to U.S. cotton fiber quality, including a guide to the cotton properties legend, most planted varieties, and weekly and annual quality reports.
California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS)
CIMIS weather stations are distributed throughout California. The data from these stations can be used to help determine when cotton irrigation is needed.
Site-Specific Management of Cotton Root Rot Using Airborne and Satellite Imagery and Variable Rate Technology
This bulletin is an introduction to using aerial imagery to more economically manage cotton root rot, a highly virulent soil-borne disease. After reading this, growers may wish to consult with a retailer, distribution or precision data management specialist for assistance in translating aerial images into prescription-treatment application instructions for use by a variable rate applicator.
Prevention of Plastic Contamination When Handling Round Modules
This document provides growers, module handlers and ginners recommendations on handling round modules from the field to the gin with a goal of eliminating plastic contamination in U.S. cotton.
Camera System to Detect Plastic in Module Feeder
This report details a simple, low-cost module-feeder camera system that gives ginners a real-time view of the module feeder’s dispersing cylinder. Similar inspection systems can be more widely used to rapidly identify when plastic gets onto the cotton module’s dispersing cylinders so that crews can remove it before it shreds and disperses.
Stewardship of Herbicides
This presentation PDF outlines stewardship information and considerations for Auxin Traits and Herbicides.