Organic Growers Silent on Monsanto’s Cotton Hub Plan

A new hour and a new power are emerging in the West Texas cotton industry, as marked by last week’s groundbreaking ceremony for Monsanto‘s $140-million facility in Lubbock. The St. Louis-based company announced at a Lubbock Economic Development Alliance news conference in January that the state-of-the-art plant will be its primary U.S. hub for all commercial cotton-seed-processing operations. […]