THE FIBER
Deltapine® is premium
cotton that cares.
Quality and
innovation
since 1915.
Bayer Crop Science’s Deltapine® Brand Cotton applies leadership in breeding, biotechnology, chemistry, biologicals, and data science to unlock new potential and provide growers with tailored solutions that continue to provide for maximized yield potential and premium fiber quality.
Why? Because Deltapine® shares the same dedication that our growers do. They constantly updated their product portfolios to address growers’ changing needs. Built on a foundation of elite genetics, their unmatched investment in research and development, an extensive global breeding program, vast collection of cotton germplasm and rigorous region-specific testing, deliver results season after season.
It all starts with quality cotton.
Naturally good.
A natural fiber has environmental benefits that synthetics don’t. It’s naturally biodegradable which means it leaves less of an imprint on the Earth. And, with its natural cooling properties, it is better for wearers, too.
Water stewardship.
When we innovate, sustainability is top of mind. In the last 40 years, U.S. cotton producers have reduces irrigation water use by 58% per acre inch per pound of lint. And 64% of U.S cotton produced requires no irrigation, 31% receives supplemental irrigation, and only 5% is fully irrigated. That’s making a difference for today and tomorrow.
Soil conservation.
Sustained efforts at maximizing productivity have made an impact. Producing 1 pound of cotton lint requires 30% less land than it did in 1980. That’s part of our efforts that, since 1965, had helped increase cotton yield by 50% while the land used to produce cotton has increased by 13%. That’s making a measurable impact.
Pest management.
Since 1994, we have helped drive down applications in the U.S. by 66% in terms of pounds/acre. It’s part of a rich history of innovation that includes being the first cotton genetically engineered to be resistant to bollworms (1996), the first to be Roundup Ready (1997) and the first to be resistant to root-knot nematodes (2014). That helps growers and the environment.
Energy efficiency.
Smart innovation with Deltapine® has reduced fuel required for farm management, fertilizer production, and manufacture of pesticides, the top three contributors to the cotton industry’s energy use. That’s how sustainability innovations make growers themselves more sustainable.