Finishing Out August.
8-18-2025
We are in the late stages of setting our cotton crop. The first half of August settled down in terms of record heat. Along with getting some continued showers, this period likely allowed a few more top bolls on our oldest cotton to stay on the plant without shedding. We are tied for third place with about 4 other years for accumulated heat. The most recent year that was this warm in mid-August was last year. What adds some hope for 2025 is that we have good fruit retention in the middle of the plant whereas last year, we had a fruiting gap. I’m not sure that we will beat last year’s yield, because we had such a pretty harvest season last year. However, the potential for a good crop gives us a sense of optimism that we might make enough yield to offset our poor market and still make out ok. About half of our cotton is now safe from insect damage and we are in the final stages of either spraying the late cotton or scouting to make sure we don’t get any bugs until the late bolls get safe.
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