A cotton field in Nueces County may soon be known less for lint and more for liquid. The South Texas Water Authority just ...

Pinal County cotton farmers have overcome extreme heat, drought and water scarcity and maintained high yields.

Consequently, cotton production is water-intensive: it can take 2700 liters to produce a single T-shirt. World cotton production between 1997 and 2001 used 256 gigaliters of water .

It all comes down to water use. Whether it’s in our own personal lives or the brands and retailers we patronize, lowering our water use is a significant part of how we reduce our environmental impact.

Founded in 1954, SUPIMA is less than 1% of global cotton production out of California, and supportuing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SIGMA) to regulate water use and preserve ...

As crop production plans are adapting to the declining water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer, cotton is playing an increasingly important role in water conservation. While relatively new to the ...

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Also known as a water frame, it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. Arkwright set up the first water-powered cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, in 1771.