Drought, heat, winds killed many acres of cotton in the Southern Plains
6/16/2022 1:48:00 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Oklahoma
Texas
Start Date: 6/16/2022
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Drought, heat and high winds in the Southern Plains has killed many acres of cotton in the past week. The cotton has been blown out of the ground on many farms, stated farm broadcaster Tony St. James.
The wheat has not fared so well either. Yields were mostly in the six to ten bushel per acre range, but some were up to 20 bushels. The yield is so low that in other years, it may not have even been harvested, but this year with prices being so high, farmers will harvest.
RFD TV (Nashville, Tenn.), June 16, 2022
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