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October 13, 2025
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From Black Owned Cotton To $30 Million In Sales, Actively Black Is Shaking Up Fashion

Actively Black founder Lanny Smith, co-founder Bianca Winslow, and Alfreda Smith. Courtesy: Texavier Henry Is the fashion industry ready for another shake up? When Lanny Smith, founder of Actively...

October 13, 2025
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Better Cotton Initiative moves to boost BCI product branding

Image provided by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) What’s the story? Better Cotton Initiative is introducing a label allowing brands to communicate the use of certified, traceable BCI Cotton....

October 13, 2025
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What happens if there is a massive wildfire in the Cottonwood canyons?

SALT LAKE CITY — As drought continues to cripple water resources and demand land management change, there is increasing attention on the risk inherently built into some of the...

October 13, 2025
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Cotton Coalition Drops LCA Guidelines to Avoid Carbon-Tunnel Vision

A cotton coalition has released new guidelines on lifecycle assessments (LCA) to help the fashion industry and textile sector use them more effectively and reliably: Alongside complementary methodologies. The...

October 13, 2025
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Louisiana Cotton Festival opens, celebrating 71 years of tradition

IBERIA PARISH — The Louisiana Cotton Festival officially opened its gates at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, bringing the Ville Platte community together for a weekend of family fun, live music,...

October 13, 2025
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State Fair of Texas opens early in preparation for Red River Rivalry game at Cotton Bowl

Fair Park is already buzzing with fans as the annual Texas–Oklahoma rivalry prepares to take over the Cotton Bowl. The fair opened its doors two hours early, with heightened...

October 13, 2025
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Brazos Valley firefighters douse dual cotton combine fires, save cotton bales

ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (KRHD) — A farmer lost two combines to fire, but saved the harvested cotton bales. The Bremond Volunteer Fire Department says it responded for mutual aid...

October 13, 2025
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When will cottonwood trees stop shedding? Fluffy seeds fill the air for around 4 weeks

Trees are smarter than you think, and the evidence is found in their unique ways they disperse their seeds. Cottonwood trees release white tufts that float in the air...

October 13, 2025
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Red River Rivalry leaving Cotton Bowl less likely with big renovations

The Red River Rivalry game between OU and Texas will remain at the Cotton Bowl through 2036. A $140 million renovation project, funded by the City of Dallas, is...

October 13, 2025
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Cotton On makes key website change

Cotton On Group’s stationery and lifestyle subsidiary Typo now has its own dedicated website after solely living on the Cotton On online store since 2014. The new standalone website...