Cotton Delivers
It Was Still A Wild Ride During '09 Season
Tommy Horton
Surviving In The Mid-South
If awards were given out to producers who endured the most difficult weather conditions, it would be hard to ignore what happened in the Mid-South.
Outside of southern Texas, which saw its cotton crop scorched in drought and high temperatures, the Mid-South endured a different kind of weather problem.
The crop was planted late, and then it rained for most of September and October. Lower yields and grades occurred in nearly every state in the region.
National Cotton Council agronomist Bill Robertson says there were pockets in the Mid-South that managed to dodge the worst brunt of the rainfall. However, he says some producers who normally pick 1,300 pounds per acre had yields decreased by more than 300 pounds.
source : cottonfarming
It Was Still A Wild Ride During '09 Season
Tommy Horton
Surviving In The Mid-South
If awards were given out to producers who endured the most difficult weather conditions, it would be hard to ignore what happened in the Mid-South.
Outside of southern Texas, which saw its cotton crop scorched in drought and high temperatures, the Mid-South endured a different kind of weather problem.
The crop was planted late, and then it rained for most of September and October. Lower yields and grades occurred in nearly every state in the region.
National Cotton Council agronomist Bill Robertson says there were pockets in the Mid-South that managed to dodge the worst brunt of the rainfall. However, he says some producers who normally pick 1,300 pounds per acre had yields decreased by more than 300 pounds.
source : cottonfarming
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