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Better Cotton’s New Regulations Protect Farmers, Labor and Business
The advocacy organization's strong social stand will help farmers of all sizes.
CottonConnect Impact Report Shows Payoffs in Safety, Sustainability
The farming organization's first impact report asses how its programs support farmers in creating positive…
Controversy Rocks Better Cotton’s Uzbek Program
"From the very beginning, the project started with illegal land confiscation," said Umida Niyazova, Uzbek…
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Better Cotton Open for Business in Uzbekistan
Six farms are participating in the program's 2022-23 cotton season.
Why Cotton Sustainability Strategies Must Include Smallholders
Improving farming starts with people. For cotton, that means smallholders: Ninety-nine percent of the world’s…
Why J.Crew Group Is Regenerative Farming’s New Champion
The Madewell owner's work with 27 farms in California, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas is just the beginning of…
Cotton Grower Larkin Martin: ‘It Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Farm’
The owner of Martin Farms in Alabama shares how her operation implements new technology with traditional…
Why Better Cotton Linked With Clinton Global Initiative
Better Cotton is working with smallholder farmers on an insetting mechanism to promote and incentivize…
CottonConnect Partners With ICAC on ‘Innovative Ideas’
"Innovation" is a major priority in light of top issues such as climate change, increasing productivity and…
USDA Taps Trust Protocol to Lead Climate Smart Cotton Program
Through this new program, USDA will finance partnerships to support the production and marketing of…
Fashion Grown in Soil: Citizens of Humanity Promotes Regenerative Cotton Program
Citizens of Humanity has teamed directly with six American farms to grow cotton responsibly.
How Regenerative Practices are Boosting Cotton’s Natural Eco Profile
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol-affiliated growers are improving in areas including soil health, erosion…
Better Cotton Grows Global Market Share
In 2021, Better Cotton's membership base surpassed 2,400 members in 63 countries, a 14 percent increase over…
Milliner Cotton Organic Project Harvests First In-Transition Crop
The Milliner Cotton Organic project harvested its first in-transition organic cotton crop, "the first of many…
US Cotton Trust Protocol Doubles Grower Participation in Second Year
The Trust Protocol has added more than 600 brand, retailer, mill and manufacturer members since its launch in…