Many celebrities are preferring environmentally friendly solutions in their daily lives. Recently, celebrity Emma Watson was wearing a beautiful dress by Calvin Klein in collaboration with the green consultancy Eco-Age.
Watson said that “Every part of this gown has been produced with sustainability in mind.”
However, Michelle Miller, a farm
The Farmer believes it is important to bridge the gap between farmers and consumers, and does freelance writing and public speaking.
Let us first define organic cotton: It is the cotton grown from non-genetically modified plants, and without the use of pesticides or fertilizers. The production of organic cotton is known to promote and enhance biodiversity and environmental cycles.
Now let’s get back to the farmer, who argues that organic cotton grows very slowly, and that it attracts insects, which makes it a very sensitive plant.
The farmer went on in her article to talk about the devastating effects that insects might have on cotton, and this includes loss of crops. She also mentioned the presence of some insecticides approved for organic such as neem oil or Bacillus thuringiensis, also known as Bt.
So, now, the whole talk is about BT cotton. According to Dr. Randy Boman, Research director and cotton extension program leader at Oklahoma State, “Since the advent of Bt, upland cotton yields in Oklahoma have doubled in the past twenty yearsBoll weevil eradication has also made a significant impact with this. We are utilizing better weed control and are breaking records in fiber quality, insecticide use is down at least 50%. The genetics perform so well under drought conditions and plant breeders understand that”.
