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Sustainable Cotton Project | News
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Join us for a Cotton field day on July 7th in Firebaugh! Posted on Jun 6, 2016. Midseason Cotton Field Day. Thursday, July 7th 2016. McCurdy Farm, Highway 33 (near W Shaw), Firebaugh. Dr Pete Goodell, UC IPM, Cooperative Extension Advisor. Pest management update - What’s bugging the crop? Dan Munk, UCCE Farm Advisor, Fresno, Cotton Specialist. Fertilizer and irrigation management. Bob Hutmacher, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, Westside REC. Disease management and cotton research trials results-.
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Sustainable Cotton Project | MILL
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After spinning the yarn is shipped to the weaver or knitter to make fabric. It is generally at this stage where the fabric is dyed into different colors (piece dyed). Yarn can also be dyed before weaving or knitting into fabric. This enables stripes and patterns to be achieved. If you are wearing a plaid, checked, or striped shirt it was most likely yarn dyed. Clothing brands research and listen to their consumers closely because their businesses depend on selling more products. The consumer is 'king...
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Sustainable Cotton Project | Cleaner Cotton™
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Integrating Cleaner Cotton™. Why Cleaner Cotton™? Cleaner Cotton™ Fiber. Is high quality fiber, both Pima and Acala varieties. Utilizes biological farming practices. Click here. Eliminates the 13 most toxic chemicals used in conventional cotton cultivation in California, reducing toxicity in our air, soil and watersheds. Receives a modest premium, paid directly to the farmer to help support these practices. Why Cleaner Cotton™ instead of organic? Where can I buy Cleaner Cotton™? Check out this video.
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Sustainable Cotton Project | MARKET
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Over the last few decades, with increased awareness of ecological issues, cotton has become known as a thirsty and chemical intensive crop. Yet how much water is applied and what volume and types of chemicals are used on cotton varies with each growing region, and depends upon a host of considerations such as the farming systems used, resources available, financial considerations and regional policies, to name a few. Chemicals to eliminate for 2012 Cleaner Cotton™. Photo Credit: Karina Corbett. The answe...
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Sustainable Cotton Project | Links
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SCP Marketing Resources and Publications. Sustainable Cotton Production and Processing- Water Issues. Examiner article: California Cleaner Cotton. SCP Toolkit- explaining why Cleaner Cotton (TM) is a good tool to convert farmers to biological practices. SJSFP Newsletter- Winter 2014- Issue #10. SJSFP Newsletter- Summer 2014- Issue #9. SJSFP Newsletter- Winter 2013- Issue #8. SJSFP Newsletter- Summer 2013- Issue #7. SJSFP Newsletter #6- Winter 2012. SJSFP Newsletter #5- Summer 2012. Q&A with Lynda Grose- ...
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Sustainable Cotton Project | PROGRAMS
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Cleaning up Cotton in California. Our current programs include:. Bull; The Cleaner Cotton™ field program. Cotton growers enroll their field into the program and SCP supports best management practices, eliminating the most toxic chemicals used in conventional cultivation and producing high quality cotton fiber. Bull; The Cleaner Cotton™ marketing campaign. Bull; The San Joaquin Sustainable Farming Project. With cotton prices being relatively low, many growers are decreasing their cotton acres and are favo...
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Sustainable Cotton Project | Videos
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7/7/16 Midseason Cotton Field Day. Bob Hutmacher- Disease mgmt and cotton research trials results- Race 4, fusarium, early pima defoliation. Dan Munk- Fertilizer and irrigation management in cotton. Jeff Mitchell- Soil function, soil health principles and incentive opportunities for you. Dr Pete Goodell- Pest management update in cotton- What's bugging the crop? 3/30/16 Meeting- Pesticide and Pest Mgmt Issues in Alfalfa, Almonds and Cotton, and Springtime Almond Pest and Disease Update. 4/9/15 Spring Alm...
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Sustainable Cotton Project | FARM
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Most of California's cotton is grown in the San Joaquin Valley and has a reputation for being among the highest quality in the world – characterized by its extra-long, strong and silky fiber properties. At its full size, the closed cotton boll is approximately 1.5" wide. Cotton plants reach approximately 3-4' height. Mature cotton fibers in California are approximately 1 1/16" long. Pictures: Young plant, flower, closed boll, open boll. Sustainable Cotton Production and Processing- Water Issues. Californ...
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Sustainable Cotton Project | ABOUT US
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Cleaning up Cotton in California. The Sustainable Cotton Project (SCP) is an internationally recognized California-farm. Based program dedicated to changing the way cotton, one of the world's most widely traded commodities, is farmed and marketed. Lessen the toll that the soil-to-shirt cotton production process takes on the earth's air, water, and soil, and the health of people in cotton growing areas. Bull; Cleaner Cotton™ Field Program. Bull; Cleaner Cotton™ Marketing Program:. Bull; San Joaquin Sustai...
