The Cotton Companion

The Cotton Companion podcast is a conversation among the editors and friends of Cotton Grower magazine about all things cotton related.

Have Environmentalists Damaged Cotton Demand?
Jun 11, 2025 – 37:11
West Texas Focus With an Eye on DC
May 28, 2025 – 23:29
Meet CCI's Liz Hershfield
May 14, 2025 – 25:34
How Are Tariffs Impacting Cotton Movement and Trade?
Apr 23, 2025 – 25:06
Ignore the Noise Around Tariffs, Focus Instead on Fundamentals
Apr 10, 2025 – 34:09
Button Up Farm Finances As Planting Nears
Mar 20, 2025 – 24:24
Celebrating Cotton Achievement Award Recipient Ted Schneider
Mar 11, 2025 – 18:05
Observations from the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show
Mar 6, 2025 – 20:36
Cotton's Agenda and New Leadership for 2025
Feb 19, 2025 – 36:19
Oh Deer! Tracking Cotton's Latest Big Pest.
Feb 5, 2025 – 33:21
Cotton's 2025 Outlook for the U.S., the World...and California
Jan 22, 2025 – 37:02
Cotton's New Year: What's Happened, What's New and What's Next for 2025?
Jan 8, 2025 – 39:17
How Did Ag Retailers Stack Up in 2024?
Dec 18, 2024 – 47:08
Cotton Companion: Discussing Cotton's Fortunes for 2025
Dec 4, 2024 – 32:45
Cotton Companion: Beltwide Cotton Conferences Ready to Kick Off 2025
Nov 20, 2024 – 26:37
Time to Focus on Cover Crops
Nov 1, 2024 – 33:02
Weathering Multiple Storms
Oct 10, 2024 – 39:16
When Will We See a New Farm Bill?
Sep 24, 2024 – 35:50
Setting the Record Straight on Cotton Promotion
Sep 9, 2024 – 37:06
Making Sense of Cotton's Volatile Year
Aug 21, 2024 – 32:51
West Texas Optimism
Aug 8, 2024 – 41:56
Slumping Prices and the Million Acre Surprise
Jul 24, 2024 – 25:43
Weed Control's Latest Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
Jul 2, 2024 – 29:17
How Banned Cotton Still Muddies Cotton's Supply Chain Transparency
Jun 18, 2024 – 46:16
ACSA's 100 Years Serving U.S. Cotton
Jun 5, 2024 – 29:18
Looking at Precision Ag Adoption in Cotton
May 22, 2024 – 33:04
Riding Cotton's Price Roller Coaster - Again
May 8, 2024 – 36:56
Findings from Cotton's Antique Alley
Apr 23, 2024 – 32:29
Spotlight on the Cotton Foundation
Apr 10, 2024 – 21:31
Adjusting to New EPA Adjustments
Mar 20, 2024 – 30:40
Honoring 2023 Cotton Achievement Award Recipient Bart Davis
Mar 6, 2024 – 16:18
Facing Cotton's New and Continuing Challenges
Feb 21, 2024 – 38:54
Meet the 2023 Cotton Marketer of the Year
Feb 6, 2024 – 18:32
New Ag Tech in the Palm of Your Hand
Jan 24, 2024 – 24:56
Acreage Projections, Award Winners, and Hot Cotton Headlines
Jan 10, 2024 – 30:35
Wrapping Up 2023; Looking Ahead to 2024
Dec 19, 2023 – 29:46
Never Slowing Down
Dec 6, 2023 – 40:55
Sliding Into 2024?
Nov 20, 2023 – 29:00
Finding New Life and New Uses for Old Cotton
Nov 9, 2023 – 35:35
Examining Soil Health’s Value to Cotton
Oct 25, 2023 – 25:22
How Unprecedented Politics Could Impact a New Farm Bill
Oct 11, 2023 – 25:33
Positive First Impressions
Sep 27, 2023 – 35:53
Heat, Hurricanes and Four-Legged Pests
Sep 13, 2023 – 20:27
August Puts the Heat on Cotton
Aug 23, 2023 – 33:58
What’s In the Climate Smart Cotton Program for You?
Aug 9, 2023 – 24:58
Looking at Cotton From Down Under
Jul 26, 2023 – 32:54
Tracking This Season’s Weed Challenges
Jun 28, 2023 – 31:40
Bulls, Bears and Texas Cotton
Jun 13, 2023 – 28:06
Navigating Cotton’s Crazy Market
May 24, 2023 – 31:45
2023 Planting: A Grower’s Perspective
May 10, 2023 – 21:14

Recent Reviews

AzFarmer123

American grown and made

I appreciate the time and effort you put into covering the cotton market. However, I would really like to hear more discussion about the collapse of the American textile industry and, more importantly, what it would take to rebuild it. Short-term solutions like exports can only take us so far. Long-term, we need a sustainable domestic market for the high-quality cotton we grow here in the United States. It feels like this critical issue is being overlooked — not just on this podcast, but in many of our industry meetings as well. This is a realistic and urgent topic that deserves real attention if we want lasting solutions for American cotton farmers.
BobWest2

Bob West

These guys are plugged into the US cotton industry and bring you the news and insights you need, if you’re involved in this dynamic industry.
Amy Sarkissian

Public Relations

Excellent source of news for the U.S. cotton industry. Entertaining and informative.