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From efforts to save a traffic light in Frayser to promotions at National Bank of Commerce, here's a look at what was making headlines in Memphis.
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), in partnership with MidWestOne Bank, announced the winner of the 2025 ...
Pinal County cotton farmers have overcome extreme heat, drought and water scarcity and maintained high yields.
Being autonomous, the robot can process between 0.4 and 0.53 hectares per hour, which is roughly 10 times faster than manual ...
A good cotton picker, pacing himself for a day’s work in the field, averages from 18 to 35 lb. an hour. But last week’s pickers were after something more than a day’s pay.
"If the cotton picker ever comes, it will behoove us to do some serious thinking about the human consequences of these machines. I heard a man familiar with the South say recently that the ...
A Black middle school student is alleging school officials in Brookline failed to address racial bullying after the student was called a “cotton picker” and a classmate mockingly reenacted ...
Rosharan, Texas — Hi, y’all! We have been able to pick cotton for a few days now. The weather has been OK. We are dealing with late starts and quitting earlier. There is too much moisture in ...
Cotton Farmers Describe Somber Situation: ‘We’ve Gone Beyond Losing Money to Now Losing the Farm’ Cheap cotton prices and dwindling demand are just part of the problem.
East-central Texas farmers battled historic heat, along with no rain during the heart of the growing season. The outlook on the cotton crop was bleak, but one Texas farmer says cotton harvest ...