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Cotton farmers profit from simple steps to help pollinators

  • Written by Sarah Cusser, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Austin
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Cotton is the world’s most widely grown and economically important nonfood crop. In the United States alone, farmers grow cotton on 12 million to 14.5 million acres, and produce a yearly harvest worth nearly US$25 billion.

Before cotton’s fluffy bolls emerge, the plant produces large white...

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