Dr. Jane Dever shows us around the test plots where she and her staff are working to develop cotton varieties with traits that are beneficial for organic production.
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Thanks to a pioneering group of forward-thinking farmers, organic cotton production in Texas has expanded from virtually nothing in the early 1990s to over 20,000 acres in 2015, making the Texas High Plains the largest organic cotton-growing region in the United States. In recognition of the group’s hard work and organic vision, the farmers of…
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