Texas is No. 1 in U.S. cotton production, and the farmers need your support
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Cotton is deeply woven into the cultural and economic fabric of Texas. Despite seismic changes in the state's economy from the first wildcatters in
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Sustainable Cotton Farming
Hay, cotton farmers hurt by exceptional Central Texas drought
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No Dryland Crop to Harvest: West Texas Cotton Farmers Open Up About the Harsh Realities of 2023
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Black Farmworkers Say They Lost Jobs to Foreigners Who Were Paid More - The New York Times
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From cotton to grass: A farmer's sustainable transformation
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West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records
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USDA ERS - Cotton Sector at a Glance
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Beset by Drought, a West Texas Farmer Loses His Cotton Crop and Fears a Hotter and Drier Future State Water Planners Aren't Considering - Inside Climate News
Texas struggles to produce cotton in 2022
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