Pest Exclusion
Quality Cotton
All
cotton grown in the San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District must
meet criteria established by SJV Quality Cotton Law. The District consists
of Fresno, Madera, Merced, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties. As a result
of the law, the District grows some of the highest quality cotton in
the world, consistently bringing growers the highest prices in the nation.
Two types of cotton (Acala and Pima) are grown in the San Joaquin Valley.
An ongoing variety testing program conducted by the San Joaquin Valley
Cotton Board evaluates promising cottons developed by private and public
cotton breeders.