How are trade tensions impacting the U.S. cotton and textile industry?

“We’re exporting nearly everything we grow”

With tariff trade tensions escalating, the ag sector is bracing for potential ripple effects. We are wondering what the producer sentiment is for the textile and cotton industry.

Fourth-generation farmer and owner of Red Land Cotton Mark Yeager spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about the hurdles facing producers, possible assistance, and current conditions in his region.

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