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.
Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration in Cotton Production Systems
This publication provides a review of the research literature related to carbon sequestration under different cotton tillage systems. For conventional tillage systems, little soil carbon was stored; however, with no tillage 430 pounds of carbon per acre were stored, and with a cover crop, up to 600 pounds per acre. This information is useful for understanding […]
Placement and Interpretation of Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigated Cotton Production in Humid Regions
This publication illustrates how to place soil water sensors and interpret the data in order to improve cotton irrigation management and achieve both higher water use efficiency and higher yields.
Integrated Weed Management (IWM) Resource Center
This website houses resources on integrated weed management for herbicide-resistant weeds. It is updated regularly by a team of weed scientists from 14 universities and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
Cotton Market News and Fiber Quality
Access national daily, weekly and seasonal cotton quality reports, plus cotton prices, weekly market review and other reports.
Commodity Loan Rates
Keep up to date on commodity loan rates, and access more information specifically related to the cotton loan program.
Ag Market Network
Access timely agricultural market analysis through daily market reports and commodity updates. Scroll down to find the listing of Ag Network podcasts.
Cotton Leader Newsletter
Get the latest updates on the Cotton Research and Promotion Program from the Cotton Board through their monthly e-newsletter.
The Cotton Marketing Planner
This website focuses on farm-level implementation of strategies for Texas cotton growers to deal with yield and price risk. Growers around the U.S., however, can also learn about basics of marketing plans, which are grower contingency plans for uncertain market situations.
Texas Cotton Basis Tool
Basis is the difference between a cash price and the futures price of a particular commodity on a given futures exchange. This tool provides basis information for cotton, wheat, corn, sorguhm and soybean in Texas.
Cotton Budgets – Texas
Each year, the Texas A&M Extension service creates projected budgets for cotton growers to use for planning purposes.
Oklahoma State University Cotton Fact Sheets
OSU Extension has created a variety of fact sheets from general production information, to pest management guides, to pros and cons of specific herbicides.
Cotton Foliar Diseases
This online resource from the University of Tennesee provides a key to differentiating spots as well as information about specific diseases.