The cost of ultra-narrow row cotton production in Mississippi: A commercial-scale experiment

Ultra-narrow row (UNR) cotton is an alternative to conventional methods of cotton production. Decreasing costs and increasing profitability are two reasons producers may find UNR cotton a viable alternative. While individual aspects of the production of UNR cotton have been examined, no comprehensive study the authors are aware of has been conducted investigating the differences between ultra-narrow row cotton and conventional cotton from the production process to final spinning. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of an experiment being conducted comparing growing, harvesting, ginning, and spinning of UNR cotton to conventional cotton.