Texas International Cotton School

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Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-3 p.m. CST

Lubbock Cotton Exchange. All Right Reserved.

CURRICULUM

August 5-15, 2024    *     Lubbock, Texas, U.S.A.

A few of the tours that are included in the 42nd session:

• Bayer CropScience-global cotton headquarters
• USDA Classing Office-see how cotton is classed via HVI
• Farm Tour - see various types of cotton farming (drip irrigation, pivot irrigation, and dryland fields)
• Farmers Compress - 2.2 million bale storage capacity
• Various dinners/social gatherings to meet and network with members of the Lubbock Cotton Exchange
  

**All material and presentations are only in English**

The curriculum for the 43rd session will include:

• Breeding Strategies, Production Systems, Cottonseed Biotechnology
  
• Field to Fiber, Fiber to Yarn, Yard to Fabric
  
• Fiber Properties & Measurements, Contaminants, Textile Chemical Process, Yarn & Fabric Properties
• Precision Agriculture, Sustainability Issues, Pima Cotton, Cotton Ginning & Classing, Bale Selection
  
• Marketing Topics - Cotton Economics, Futures & Options, Contracts, Government Programs, Role of the Merchant, Exports, US Certification and Delivery Process through the ICE
• International Market Promotion, International Arbitration, Trade Finance, Cotton Insurance