Cotton Incorporated Louisiana Sustainability Project

Innovation
Complete Project

Cotton Incorporated is committed to building on the effectiveness of the Field to Market and NRCS tools for continuous improvement by assuring farms that grow cotton meet responsible production criteria. The Cotton Incorporated Louisiana Sustainability Project started with the first iteration of the Fiedlprint Calculator as a research project used to test the validity and efficacy of the calculator and how well it tracks with farmer experiences. This legacy project is a basis for the current cooperative project with Cotton incorporated, the Cotton Foundation (National Cotton Council) and NRCS. The vision is to maximize involvement of Louisiana cotton farmers, collect maximum representative field information and eventually collect sufficient quality information that can be used for claims.

Objectives

Energy reductions by 15%, land use reductions by 13%, GHG reductions by 39%, soil carbon positive on 30% of fields, net zero soil loss.
Second Party Verified

Engaged 20 growers to document sustainability baseline on 29,418 acres in Louisiana.

Participants

Project Lead Organization
Cotton Incorporated
Full Member
National Cotton Council of America
Full Member
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Full Member

Project Details

Status
Complete Project
Pathway
Innovation
Crops
Cotton
Natural Resource Concern
Climate Change
Ecosystem Conservation
Soil Health
Water Scarcity
Water Quality
Counties
Louisiana

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