Cotton's Rebound In Georgia
Jimmy Webb
Leary, Ga.
The good news in Georgia is that cotton is on the rebound for 2010.
In fact, our state's cotton acreage has regained some of the acres it lost to grain crops in 2006. Maybe that isn't a significant fact to some folks out there, but it is certainly important to cotton farmers in my part of the world.
How far have we come in this state? Consider this fact. In 1981, we had 180,000 cotton acres in Georgia. By 2005, that number had risen to 1.5 million acres. I think those numbers speak for themselves.
We've seen our share of ups and down in Georgia cotton production, but there is no question that we have a proud history.
My first crop was in 1986 after I graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. I'm not sure how much that degree helped me, but it proved I could finish the job at hand. I was proud to have made both Dean's Lists – the good one and even the bad one.
source : cottonfarming
Jimmy Webb
Leary, Ga.
The good news in Georgia is that cotton is on the rebound for 2010.
In fact, our state's cotton acreage has regained some of the acres it lost to grain crops in 2006. Maybe that isn't a significant fact to some folks out there, but it is certainly important to cotton farmers in my part of the world.
How far have we come in this state? Consider this fact. In 1981, we had 180,000 cotton acres in Georgia. By 2005, that number had risen to 1.5 million acres. I think those numbers speak for themselves.
We've seen our share of ups and down in Georgia cotton production, but there is no question that we have a proud history.
My first crop was in 1986 after I graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. I'm not sure how much that degree helped me, but it proved I could finish the job at hand. I was proud to have made both Dean's Lists – the good one and even the bad one.
source : cottonfarming
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