Loyalty To Cotton Is Rewarded
Tommy Horton
A lot has happened since those days in 1975. But one thing hasn't changed. Whisenhunt is still an innovator and treats his small cotton acreage as if it were a rose garden in his backyard. He pampers and meticulously attends to every detail during the season. And did we mention that he also served as president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau from 1986 until 1999? He journeyed to Washington non-stop during this time period as he represented his state on important agricultural issues. He also traveled the world on numerous trade missions for his state.
Today, the pace is much slower for Andrew, but nothing has diminished his love of producing cotton. And even though troublesome rains have made this fall season a bit more challenging, he still believes he has a shot at producing between four and five bales per acre on some of his acreage.
Does that seem possible for a farm in Arkansas? It does if you farm in the fertile Bradley Bottoms in the southwest corner of the state. As Whisenhunt likes to say: "It's the best kept secret in Arkansas."
Guess what. It's not a secret anymore.
source : cottonfarming
Tommy Horton
A lot has happened since those days in 1975. But one thing hasn't changed. Whisenhunt is still an innovator and treats his small cotton acreage as if it were a rose garden in his backyard. He pampers and meticulously attends to every detail during the season. And did we mention that he also served as president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau from 1986 until 1999? He journeyed to Washington non-stop during this time period as he represented his state on important agricultural issues. He also traveled the world on numerous trade missions for his state.
Today, the pace is much slower for Andrew, but nothing has diminished his love of producing cotton. And even though troublesome rains have made this fall season a bit more challenging, he still believes he has a shot at producing between four and five bales per acre on some of his acreage.
Does that seem possible for a farm in Arkansas? It does if you farm in the fertile Bradley Bottoms in the southwest corner of the state. As Whisenhunt likes to say: "It's the best kept secret in Arkansas."
Guess what. It's not a secret anymore.
source : cottonfarming
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