Cotton Belt Educational Programs
- Alabama – Alabama Agriculture In The Classroom- Web Site: www.alabamaaitc.org/
- Alabama – Alabama Farmers Federation- Web Site: www.alfafarmers.org/
- Alabama – Alabama Agriculture Statistics Service- Web Site: www.aces.edu/
- Alaska – Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom- Web Site: www.fairbankssoilwater.org/education-agriculture-classroom.htm
- Arizona – Arizona Ag Day- Web Site: www.azagday.org
- Arizona – University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Agriculture Literacy Program- Web Site: www.cals.arizona.edu/agliteracy/
- Arizona – Maricopa County Fair- Web Site: www.maricopacountyfair.org
- Arizona – Western Growers Association- Web Site: www.wga.com
- Arkansas – Arkansas Agriculture In The Classroom- Web Site: www.arfb.com/pages/education
- Arkansas – Arkansas Extension Cooperative-Cotton – Web Site: www.aragriculture.org/
- California – California Farm Water Coalition- Web Site: www.farmwater.org
- California – California Foundation For Agriculture in The Classroom- Web Site: www.learnaboutag.org
- Colorado – Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom – Web Site: www.growingyourfuture.com
- Connecticut Agricultural Education Foundation – Web Site: – www.ctaef.org
- Deleware – Deleware Farm Bureau – Web Site: https://defb.org/defb-foundation/ag-education/
- Florida – Florida Ag in The Classroom, Inc.- Web Site: www.faitc.org
- Florida – Plant Ag- Web Site: www.fdacs.gov/education
- Georgia – Georgia Agriculture in The Classroom- Web Site: www.gfbfoundation.org
- Georgia – Georgia Cotton Commission- Web Site: www.georgiacottoncommission.org
- Hawaii – Cooperative Extension Service – www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NEW/fjgi
- Idaho – Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom – Web Site: www.agclassroom.org/id
- Kansas – Kansas Cotton Education Program- Web Site: lucasfarms@intellisys.net
- Kansas – Kansas Agricultur in The Classroom- Web Site: www.ageducate.org/
- Louisiana – Louisiana Ag in The Classroom- Web Site: www.lfbf.org/aitc_foundation
- Mississippi – Mississippi Agriculture in The Classroom- Web Site: www.msfb.com/programs/agclass
- Missouri – Missouri Ag in The Classroom- Web Site: www.mofb.org
- New Mexico – New Mexico Agricultural Statistics Service- Web Site: www.nass.usda.gov/nm/
- North Carolina – North Carolina Agriculture In The Classroom- Web Site: www.ncfb.com
- North Carolina – Cotton Insect Corner- Web Site: http://ipm.ncsu.edu/cotton/insectcorner/
- Oklahoma – Oklahoma Agriculture In The Classroom- Web Site: www.agweb.okstate.edu/fourh/aitc
- Oklahoma – Oklahoma Cotton Education Program- Web Site: lucasfarms@intellisys.net
- South Carolina – The South Carolina Cotton Museum- Web Site: www.sccotton.org/
- South Carolina – South Carolina Ag In The Classroom- Web Site:
- Tennessee – Tennessee Agriculture In The Classroom- Web Site: www.tnfarmbureau.org/
- Texas – Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association- Web Site: www.tcga.org/
- Texas – Texas Agriculture In The Classroom- Web Site: www.txfb.org/educate/aitc.htm
- Texas – Natural Fibers Information Center- Web Site: www.utexas.edu/depts/bbr/natfiber
- Texas – Texas Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Resource Guide— Food and Fiber for the 21st Century- Web Site: www.txfb.org/educate/aitc.htm
- Texas – Natural Fibers Information Center- Web Site: www.utexas.edu/depts/bbr/natfiber/
- Texas – American Cotton Museum- Web Site: www.cottonmuseum.com/
- Virginia – Virginia Foundation for Ag In The Classroom- Web Site: www.vafb.com/aitc
American Pima cotton is a different type (species) of cotton than most cotton consumed worldwide. It is a premium cotton fiber that accounts for approximately 3% of all the cotton grown in the United States.
Better than 90% of all U.S. Pima cotton is grown in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Pima is a longer and stronger fiber which is spun into higher count yarns for better quality apparel, towels and sheets.
To learn more about the Pima crop, markets and promotional activities go to the Supima Association web site.
We have done all the research for you…gathered supplemental literature books, videos and CD’s, and offer a variety of resources to be used in conjunction with your study unit. So let’s get started on our cotton’s journey and learn more about this useful, resourceful and magical plant we take for granted…COTTON!