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Harvest 2022
This years has been particularly challenging for several reasons. From inflation to fertilizer to labor to extreme heat we've had challenges in the field and out of the field.Β Β ...
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2022 Farm Q&A with Mark Yeager
We sat down with Mark Yeager to discuss this years corn and cotton crops. We discussed what he's seeing and what he anticipates down the road in 2023.Β Β Q:...
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How A Fiber Gets It's Start
We're out in the field looking at boll development from a tiny square to the start of the fluffy cotton fiber we know and love! It's August in Alabama and...
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Why It's Important To Buy Textiles Made In The USA
We could wax poetic about the importance of buying your bedding and bath towels "made in America", but we feel it's important to add some context around the "why". So...
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Behind The Seams β Harvesting & Ginning Red Land Cotton
Ever wondered what it looks like to go from farm to fabric? Well, there are a lot of steps in between.Β Our process starts at the ground level. So every...
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Traditions Used To Be Something Handed Down
A few weeks ago, we gave baby Katharine a tour of the family business. She was able to spend time at the store withΒ me and tour the farm with her...
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Behind the Seams - Mark and Joe Yeager Talk Fall Plans for the Farm
My meeting with Mark and Joe Yeager was supposed to be about their Fall plans for Red Land Farms. You know, questions like, what are you working on now? When...
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How It's Grown β Part 11
We're out in the field and in the office talking cotton, a low carbon footprint, and fair trade.Β
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Sustainability - A Focus for Red Land Cotton
At Red Land Cotton, itβs a focus of ours to use sustainable farming methodsβ¦to use fields, buildings, and equipment in multiple ways and in the smartest fashion so they can...
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Spring Preparation on the Farm
The warmer weather and beautiful blooms of spring time make us excitedβ¦have us looking forward to the coming days. Weβre definitely fired up at RLC!We have a new line of...
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How It's Grown β Part 9
YouΒ all may know by now, but we take a lot of pride in how we grow our cotton. That dedication to quality starts in the winter months after we harvest...
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How It's Grown β Part 8
We're discussing some floral facts about the cotton plant today before a storm rolls in. Right now the plant is fruiting: the beautiful and transformative process in which the cotton...
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How It's Grown β Part 7
We're out in the cotton field again talking no-till farming, getting a good stand of cotton and growing in Alabama. And yes, there are some rather awesome things coming round...
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How It's Grown β Part 6
Hanging Out In The Seed House We're taking y'all back to the farm and into the cotton seed storage area. The seed house is attached to the gin and at...
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How It's Grown β Part 5
We're Talking Trash (Kinda) I'm sure none of us really stop to think about the effects of trash in a cotton field. The cotton plant attracts and holds on to...
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How It's Grown β Part 4
We're back out in the field with Dwain Reed talking about insect management for our cotton plants. Dwain has been checking our cotton for insects and pests for years and...
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How It's Grown β Part 3
We're back out in the cotton field discussing the growing and fruiting of the cotton plant. Get up close and personal with the plant and see how it working to...
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How It's Grown β Part 2
We're back in the fields and giving our customer a glimpse into the growing process. Our Red Land Cotton is now about waist high and blooming. Click to watch part...
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How It's Grown β Part 1
Welcome to what we hope to be the first of many videos chronicling our process from our farm to your home. We hope you will follow along as we take...
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Quality Upland Cotton Fibers
The best linens are made from the best fibers. There is a whole classing system for cotton fibers and we are pretty proud of how our 2015 crop measured up!Β Below...
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Our Founding Farmer's Cover Photo in 1997
We're throwing it back on this #TBT to when our founder and chief farmer, Mark Yeager appeared on the cover of Cotton Grower Magazine in August of 1997. Mark has...