This is a segment of Commodity Close-Up on the Kansas Farm and Ranch Radio Network. Each week, we spotlight one agriculture commodity, bringing you the latest market outlook, production trends, and the factors influencing prices.

In the 1980s, the first cotton gin was built in Kansas. Since then, the cotton industry has continued to grow throughout the southern part of the state. Addison Stoddard of Kansas Farm and Ranch Radio spoke with Rex Friesen, Consulting and Public Relations Representative of Southern Kansas Cotton Growers about what makes Kansas an optimal location to grow cotton.