The Modern Cotton Story

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....

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...

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...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and industry consultant Bob Antoshak, for a conversation with Dr. Christian Schindler, Director General of the influential International Textile Federation (ITMF.org). In an insightful and important interview, Dr. Schindler, discusses the health of the global textile industry both pre- and post-Covid, while also discussing consumer tr...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and industry consultant Bob Antoshak, for an interview and conversation with well-known and respected fashion and sustainability advisor, Thomasine Dolan Dow. In a far-ranging and frank discussion, we cover the importance of sustainability to both farmers and fashion brands, as well as how both ends of the textile supply chain need to...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program and consultant Bob Antoshak for an interview with Dan Feibus, CEO of Vidalia Mills. Topics covered include cotton, sustainability, textiles, re-shoring and the impact of Covid-19 on the textile and apparel industries.

Learn about the e3 sustainable cotton program from BASF with Jennifer Crumpler, director of the program. Interview by consultant and columnist, Bob Antoshak, hear about the how the program functions, why it is most traceable and transparent program in the cotton industry today, and why the e3 cotton program has set such a high bar when it comes to sustainable cotton production as a tribute to toda...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program and Bob Antoshak as they have a lively discussion with BASF agronomists, Kyle Fontenot and Luke Etheredge, about the current U.S. cotton crop situation, sustainable farming practices, and the outlook for this season's crop.

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Robert Antoshak of Olah Inc., for a detailed and insightful interview with Chris Fennig, Managing Director of myFarms.com, who discusses the tools his company uses to collect hard statistics about how cotton in grown throughout the United States. Specifically, Chris’s firm measures important field-level metrics suc...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Robert Antoshak of Olah Inc., for an important and insightful interview with Bill Ballenden, Owner and CEO of DragonTree Cotton Trading who helps to debunk myths surrounding the cotton supply chain, as well as introducing his cotton trading platform for farmers around the world. He also gives his thoughts about the...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF's e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc., for an important and insightful interview with author (at Apparel Insider magazine), consultant, and former World Bank economist, Veronica Bates Kassatly, about debunking myths surrounding cotton and other fibers, the responsibilities of NGOs, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of...

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc., for an fascinating and insightful interview with Crispin Argento, Director of The Sourcery (thesourcery.io), about organic and GMO cotton, transparency, sustainability, and today's apparel industry.

A lively discussion with Auggie Tantillo, textile industry consultant and former president of the National Council of Textile Organizations in Washington, DC, Jennifer Crumpler, e3 Cotton Program Manager at BASF, and Bob Antoshak, industry consultant.

A discussion and interview with Scott Asher, Regional Agronomist Manager for BASF, hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, e3 Cotton Program Manager, and consultant Bob Antoshak.

An interview and discussion about the US cotton crop with Kenny Melton, Regional Agronomist Manager for BASF. Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, e3 Cotton Manager for BASF, and Consultant Bob Antoshak.

Please join our discussion hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, e3 cotton program manager at BASF, Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc., Dr. Lisa Fultz of LSU, and farmer Marshall Hardwick, about a new initiative at LSU to better understand agricultural runoff into the Mississippi River.

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc., for an interview with Roian Atwood, Senior Director of Global Sustainable Business at KontoorBrands, Inc., for a discussion about cotton, sustainability, and impact of Covid-19 on today's apparel industry.

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc., for an interview with Aaron Driggers, Product Development Director of Prosperity Textiles, and Fernando Arguelles, Strategic Development Officer of Vidalia Mills for a discussion about cotton, the textile industry, and the role of sustainability in the textile market today.

In this episode, Jennifer Crumpler of BASF's e3 program and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc discuss re-shoring with Pat Stewart of Keep It Here. Is re-shoring possible and, if so, what are the implications for U.S. cotton producers?

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program, and Andrew Olah and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc. for an interview with Steve Dyer, Global Head of Cotton Marketing for the Louis Dreyfus Company, the world's largest cotton merchant.

Sponsored by e3 Sustainable Cotton by BASF, this episode discusses what it takes to be a modern cotton farmer, as we interview Marshall Hardwick of The Hardwick Planting Co. and learn about soil health, cotton quality, and the appeal of American cotton. Moderator: Jennifer Crumpler of BASF. Interviewers: Andrew Olah & Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc.

Join Jennifer Crumpler of BASF’s e3 sustainable cotton program and Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc. For an interview with K.P. McNeil of Imogene+Willie about the launch of their new jeans line made from selvedge denim produced in Vidalia Mills, LA.

Sponsored by e3 Sustainable Cotton by BASF, this episode explores the challenges, opportunities and innovation necessary to meet the need to today’s farmers and end users of cotton from mills to brands and to retailers. Moderator: Jennifer Crumpler of BASF. Interviewers: Andrew Olah & Bob Antoshak of Olah Inc. Speakers: Malin Westfall & Cory Mills of BASF.