ROBSTOWN, Tex. - When Charles Niemann started farming in 1960, he knew the threat of the cotton boll weevil made his livelihood risky. He treated his fields in South Texas with pesticide every few ...

ROBSTOWN, Tex. — When Charles Niemann started farming in 1960, he knew the threat of the cotton boll weevil made his livelihood risky. He treated his fields in South Texas with pesticide every ...

Boll & Branch's new Summit Supima collection includes duvets, sheets and pillowcases that are ... More smooth, soft and sustainable. American-grown Supima cotton accounts for less than 1 percent ...

Cotton grows inside a hard, fibrous case called a boll. About 100 days after planting, the bolls mature and split open, revealing thousands of fluffy white fibers inside. Each boll contains 20 to ...

The director of policy analysis and research with Plains Cotton Growers, Shawn Wade, said the boll count helps producers determine what could hurt their pocketbook. “The producer’s really looking to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Due to a fire, the historic Cotton Boll Grill will be closed for a week. In the early morning hours of Wednesday (Jan. 8), a fire broke out at the eatery. Owners said they ...

But more than a century ago, a small creature – the boll weevil – nearly destroyed this town. It came for the cotton. Attorney and local historian Dale Marsh said, "The boll weevil was a pest ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Shreveport’s iconic The Cotton Boll Grill is up for sale. The popular eatery on Fairfield Avenue has been part of the city’s restaurant scene for nearly 100 years. It’s best ...

The Cotton Boll Grill posted a paper on its drive-thru window that said, "we will be retiring February 29th." The paper went on to say that if anyone is interested in continuing the Cotton Boll ...

Southeast Texas—Hi y’all. We’re picking cotton. All four machines are running. This is a fantastic day. The field we are currently harvesting is picking fairly poor. It’s yielding about 0. ...