Modern Cotton Production in Alabama
May 11, 2023 · Alabama farmers grow "upland cotton" (Gossypium hirsutum), a species that is native to Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean and Gulf Coast regions. This species has a medium fiber length, is very strong, and is used largely by the apparel industry.
Cotton, once king in Alabama, still rules on these family farms
Jul 14, 2019 · Farmers drove west from the eastern states into Alabama, as global demand for cotton increased and the soil of the eastern coastal states grew depleted. By 1850, total cotton production in Alabama...
Cotton - Encyclopedia of Alabama
May 10, 2023 · After decades of acreage reduction, cotton appeared to be making a comeback as one of the mainstays of Alabama agriculture. In 2017, farmers planted 435,000 acres of cotton and harvested 343,000 acres, with 931 pounds per acre.
Alabama Extension Experts Driving Force Behind Alabama Cotton ...
Jun 7, 2024 · AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Cotton is an Alabama row crop staple, so much so that the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University have dedicated resources to cotton entomological research for an entire century.
Cotton Division - Commodities | Alabama Farmers Federation
Today’s cotton farmers rely on more than just the eradication program to produce a good crop. Using the latest farming techniques and biotechnology, yields have improved dramatically in the last century. Alabama farmers planted nearly 540,000 acres of cotton in 2019.
In the picker, discussing Alabama’s rollercoaster cotton season
Dec 8, 2023 · Overall, Alabama's 2023 cotton crop was good, great and not-so-good. Alabama growers expect an average yield of 909 pounds per acre, with a total of 710,000 bales from 375,000 harvested acres. Drew Wendland aimed the cotton picker into the last remaining acres of this year’s cotton crop.
Agriculture in Alabama - Encyclopedia of Alabama
May 1, 2024 · Cotton Bale Alabama agriculture has changed considerably since the mid-1860s, when cotton was king and Alabama was known as "The Cotton State." By 1914, almost four million acres were planted to cotton, and by 2015 only 1.5 million acres were devoted to all agricultural crops.
Cotton-Farming Legacy - Success Stories | Alabama Ag Credit
Jan 2, 2019 · Cotton is grown in 59 of Alabama’s 67 counties. The cotton industry provides more than 340,000 jobs and generates over $60 billion in the U.S. One bale of cotton can make 215 pairs of jeans; 249 bed sheets; 313,600 $100 bills; 690 bath towels; or 1,217 T-shirts.
Red Land Cotton from seed to store: An Alabama success story
Dec 21, 2021 · Redland Farm’s cotton is ginned on-site in a building easily visible from across the cotton field adjacent to the Red Land Cotton store and warehouse operation on County Road 213 in northern Alabama’s Lawrence County. After the cotton is picked and ginned, it is spun into yarn at a mill in Virginia.
Cotton In Alabama - Alabama Farms
Many farmers in Alabama continue to grow cotton, and the state is known for producing high-quality, long-staple cotton that is used in a variety of textile products. In addition to cotton, Alabama is also a major producer of other crops, including peanuts, soybeans, and corn.