1. Brazilian cotton growers proposed this week that the government impose anti-dumping measures against U.S. cotton. 2. But cotton growers have to focus on their immediate problems. 3. But textile manufacturers and their employees warned that unfettered trade could harm U.S. cotton growers and garment workers. 4. However, white flies are expected to remain a big problem for Arizona cotton growers this year. 5. Ken Mills, a cotton grower in nearby Jones County, said this storm would hurt far more than Hurricane Bertha did in July. 6. Mississippi is the third-largest cotton grower. 7. Organic cotton growers say a bill aimed at reducing an insidiuous cotton pest would dilute their ability to limit chemical spraying near their fields. 8. Such farmers may have a hard time making as much profit as the year before, said cotton grower Harvey Ludwig of Beasley, just west of Rosenberg. 9. Torreon, in the northern state of Coahuila, has become a large denim production center, reviving local cotton growers in the process. 10. Peruvian cotton growers switch to rice in El Nino years, because rice likes the rain the weather pattern brings. |