Q&A with Kate Lambert Kate Lambert, a Missouri farmer and Vice President of Marketing at FCS Financial, has turned a passion for community-building into a...

The west has fire after fire, and is running out of water for both communities and the main produce production zones for the nation. The mountain west had snow this week, the plains have floods and tornadoes and hail, the upper Midwest and northeast (including us) are swathed in Mordor-like gloom with rain every other day, and the southeast is getting a bit of all of the above. Yesterday’s initial forecast, when announced back on Tuesday, was for a medium chance of tornadoes and hail. Not rain or mist or thunderstorms, but weather potentially so extreme there’s nothing we can even do about it. Thankfully, conditions shifted and let us off the hook,...

BY STACEY GORMANWARREN, ARKANSAS Cotton Incorporated’s Trend Forecasting team plays a crucial role in the fashion industry by providing insights and guidance on trends related specifically to cotton products. Trend forecasting in fashion is the process of predicting what styles, colors, fabrics and overall trends will be popular in the future. It involves analyzing a wide range of factors to predict what consumers will be interested in and what will drive the market. Cotton Incorporated’s expert team of trend forecasters provide insight into what’s next in color, styling and fabrics. Through extensive global research and analyzing information from across industries, the forecasting team can pinpoint market shifts and cultural directions to predict what’s ahead in fashion trends. The team...