Loyalty To Cotton Is Rewarded
Tommy Horton
Thirty-four years ago in 1975, a young Arkansas farmer was featured on the cover of Cotton Farming magazine, and his message was appropriate for that era. He was preaching the importance of earliness in his cotton production strategy. The headline on the story proclaimed: "Plant early...avoid disk in winter."
Andrew Whisenhunt might not have known it at the time, but he was obviously an early proponent of minimum-till production and a pioneer in innovative farming. The story goes on to explain why this farmer was proud of his farm and even prouder of his wife Polly and their five children. They were in a perfect place in Bradley, a small town in southwest Arkansas.
It isn't often that 34 years go by before this magazine revisits a farmer after his photo has been on the cover. But that is exactly what has happened in this month's issue, and you'll find his remarkable story on pages 6, 7 and 8. Isn't it ironic that Whisenhunt's message today is similar to what he was discussing in 1975? He's still expounding on the advantages of planting a crop early, and he continues to promote his unique skip-row technique just as he did many years ago.
source : cottonfarming
Tommy Horton
Thirty-four years ago in 1975, a young Arkansas farmer was featured on the cover of Cotton Farming magazine, and his message was appropriate for that era. He was preaching the importance of earliness in his cotton production strategy. The headline on the story proclaimed: "Plant early...avoid disk in winter."
Andrew Whisenhunt might not have known it at the time, but he was obviously an early proponent of minimum-till production and a pioneer in innovative farming. The story goes on to explain why this farmer was proud of his farm and even prouder of his wife Polly and their five children. They were in a perfect place in Bradley, a small town in southwest Arkansas.
It isn't often that 34 years go by before this magazine revisits a farmer after his photo has been on the cover. But that is exactly what has happened in this month's issue, and you'll find his remarkable story on pages 6, 7 and 8. Isn't it ironic that Whisenhunt's message today is similar to what he was discussing in 1975? He's still expounding on the advantages of planting a crop early, and he continues to promote his unique skip-row technique just as he did many years ago.
source : cottonfarming
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