The Modern Cotton Story

Join us for a fascinating discussion about how BASF works with farmers to help them grow the best cotton possible with Cassidy Reeh, Agronomics Solutions Advisor for BASF, and Elizabeth Lague, Business Representative for BASF and cotton farmer.

Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

Last week, BASF announced the formation of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Grower Fund, a new initiative to acknowledge farmers throughout the United States for their efforts to grow cotton according to sustainable metrics.

In this podcast, listen to Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the E3 Sustain Cotton Program, as she explains how the grower fund works and how it benefits farmers enrolled in the e3 program by acknowledging their commitment to sustainably growing their cotton.

Join us for a fascinating discussion about the facts and data that make up BASF's e3 cotton program with Odessa Hines, External Affairs Manager, BASF Agricultural Solutions, for BASF North America.

Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

Join us for a lively discussion about BASF's cottonseed program and the decisions farmers make in choosing seeds for planting with Hadley Howard, Product Manager, US Cottonseed, and Rachel Walters, Cottonseed Marketing Manager at BASF. Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

Join us for an enlightening discussion about BASF's cotton business and future investment with Kelly Liberator, Technical Marketing Manager for Fungicides, and Kate Greif, Liberty Herbicide Product Manager at BASF. Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

Hear all the latest about the e3 sustainable cotton program from Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager at BASF and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program. Said Crumpler, “We have so many new things going on with the program in 2021.”

Listen to a unique discussion about cotton seeds, or what BASF’s cotton breeding team calls “Variety Advancement,” a topic that may be new to many in the textile supply chain.

On today’s program is Cody Mills, U.S. Cotton Breeding Agronomist with BASF, and Cody Mull, also an agronomist with BASF. Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

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Listen to a lively discussion about BASF's newly announced sustainability goals with Julia Harnal, BASF Vice President Global Sustainability & Governmental Affairs Agricultural Solutions and Andy Beadle, BASF Global Sustainability. Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

To read about BASF's new goals, such as reduced carbon emissions and improved use of digital technologies, please click here: https://on.basf.com/379gHTp

Farmers grow cotton, a cellulosic fiber, from seeds planted in soil. Other cellulosic fibers, however, are manufactured from wood pulp to function as a complement to cotton in the world of textiles. Such fibers are made by companies like Lenzing (Lenzing.com) that are often blended with cotton in yarns and fabrics, such as denim (carvedinblue.com). Jennifer Crumpler, Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program, along with industry consultant and columnist, Bob Antoshak, interview Tricia Carey, Director Global Business Development — Denim, on how Lenzing's fibers can complement cotton and why those fibers, when blended with cotton, can help to make for better performing, sustainable textiles.

BASF grows seeds for crops other than cotton, but the company maintains its stringent standards for sustainable agriculture as we’ve seen with the e3 sustainable cotton program. Farmers often rotate between cotton and soybeans in their fields from season to season. For today’s podcast, we have a discussion with two soybean agronomists from BASF, Lucas Owen and Bill Backhaus, along with the manager of the e3 sustainable cotton program, Jennifer Crumpler.