Tonight I was asked to answer a question about cotton on Quora and I decided to go ahead and post my reply here on the blog too since I had already taken the time to write it all up. :) The question was "How is cotton picked nowadays?" The answer I gave them follows with a few minor … [Read more...]
Search Results for: "cotton 101
A Working Cotton Dictionary (Words Cotton Folks Use that May Confuse Others)
aka Vocabulary the Way I've Heard Cotton Farmers & Other Experts Use It & How It Can Be Misunderstood If the title and subhead don't point out this is not an academic endeavor, then let me say it outright. THIS IS NO ACADEMIC DICTIONARY ON COTTON. This is just a simple compilation of words … [Read more...]
Tennessee Cotton Photos from Friends
Last week I was busily going about things & checked in on Twitter and somehow, almost miraculously I caught two tweets about Tennessee cotton. It was awesome! First came this one from Shane Kinne with the photo at right. https://twitter.com/S_Kinne/statuses/67708533143126017 Shane was down to … [Read more...]
Cotton Found on the Ranch! — Friend’s Photos
I love getting photos from friends when they see something cottony and think of me! Not only do I love the fact they think of me when they see cotton, I almost always get to talk more about the fluffy white gold! The latest photos come from my friend the ranch hand Ryan Goodman (Twitter, Ag Proud … [Read more...]
Touring Airports & Atlanta with Flat Stanley & Farmers
DATELINE: Memphis, Tennessee Airport (644 miles from home), flying to Atlanta, Georgia (327 air miles from Memphis) Hey Jake, You know how much I travel for work? Well, I had a great trip recently and got to take Flat Stanley along! It was so much fun traveling with him and I got some special … [Read more...]
Arkansas Cotton Harvest October 2010 — Friend’s Photo from Marshall Sigsby
Appreciate Marshall Sigsby giving me & another cotton tweep down our way -- Jeremy Bullington from the University of Arkansas Extension Service a couple of harvest time shout outs. Seems like years ago we finished harvest -- in record time I am happy to say! The photo below is of photo below … [Read more...]
