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2022 Farm Q&A with Mark Yeager
We sat down with Mark Yeager to discuss this years corn and cotton crops. We discussed what he's seeing and what he anticipates down the road in 2023. Q:...
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Everything You Need To Know About Cotton Bedding
Cotton is the most popular type of bedding, but there’s still some confusion about it. Our guide will walk you through everything to know about cotton bedding.
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The State Of American Agriculture in 2022
Agriculture Week 2022 - Where We Stand Agriculture Week seems an appropriate time to update our customers on the state of American agriculture and in particular life at Red Land Farms.As...
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What Is Percale? And Why It Should Be Your Go to Summer Fabric!
Percale simply means that the warp and the weft threads cross over and under each other one at a time.
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Behind The Seams — Harvesting & Ginning Red Land Cotton
Ever wondered what it looks like to go from farm to fabric? Well, there are a lot of steps in between. Our process starts at the ground level. So every...
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Behind the Seams - Mark and Joe Yeager Talk Fall Plans for the Farm
My meeting with Mark and Joe Yeager was supposed to be about their Fall plans for Red Land Farms. You know, questions like, what are you working on now? When...
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How It's Grown — Part 11
We're out in the field and in the office talking cotton, a low carbon footprint, and fair trade.
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Sustainability - A Focus for Red Land Cotton
At Red Land Cotton, it’s a focus of ours to use sustainable farming methods…to use fields, buildings, and equipment in multiple ways and in the smartest fashion so they can...
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Spring Preparation on the Farm
The warmer weather and beautiful blooms of spring time make us excited…have us looking forward to the coming days. We’re definitely fired up at RLC!We have a new line of...
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How It's Grown — Part 9
You all may know by now, but we take a lot of pride in how we grow our cotton. That dedication to quality starts in the winter months after we harvest...
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How to Care for Towels - A Frequently Asked Question
One of the questions we get asked often is how to best care for our products. We’re glad that you ask! It means you love our products as much as...
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2 Is Better Than 1 - Why You'll Love Our 2-Ply Bath Towels
Kit Kats. Twix. Twinkies. Reese's. Of course, I'm talking the full-size, old-school versions. The fun sizes are, well, fun. But they definitely leave you wanting more. These simple, tasty pleasures...
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History of the Towel - From Turkish Baths to Southern Charm
Y'all. Sweet Tea. With ice. And...bless your heart. These things are southern charm through and through. It's about extending yourself just a little more than necessary. A door held open...
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Creating A Red Land Cotton Bath Towel
Last week we traveled to 1888 Mills in Griffin, GA to see our first bath towels, The Leighton Collection, being made and document the process. The facility and the people...
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How It's Grown — Part 8
We're discussing some floral facts about the cotton plant today before a storm rolls in. Right now the plant is fruiting: the beautiful and transformative process in which the cotton...
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How It's Grown — Part 7
We're out in the cotton field again talking no-till farming, getting a good stand of cotton and growing in Alabama. And yes, there are some rather awesome things coming round...
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Country Music Cotton
Who's ready for the CMT Country Music Awards tonight!? Not only are we excited to see the stars of Nashville perform, but we are also hoping they will enjoy a...
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A Cotton Anniversary
There is great significance in cotton as an anniversary gift in the second year of marriage. Like cotton, we seek to find durability, versatility, and strength in our marriages. What...
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How It's Grown — Part 6
Hanging Out In The Seed House We're taking y'all back to the farm and into the cotton seed storage area. The seed house is attached to the gin and at...
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How It's Grown — Part 5
We're Talking Trash (Kinda) I'm sure none of us really stop to think about the effects of trash in a cotton field. The cotton plant attracts and holds on to...
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How It's Grown — Part 4
We're back out in the field with Dwain Reed talking about insect management for our cotton plants. Dwain has been checking our cotton for insects and pests for years and...
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Our Inspiration and Updates
Time to put a face with a name. Get to know Anna, her dog Cotton and a little more about Red Land Cotton. We're talking about the inspiration behind the business,...
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How It's Grown — Part 3
We're back out in the cotton field discussing the growing and fruiting of the cotton plant. Get up close and personal with the plant and see how it working to...
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Weaving Red Land Cotton
Last week we were able to travel up to Gaffney, South Carolina and get a glimpse of our Red Land Cotton fabric being woven on the loom. It was surreal...