RAIN and Turning Cool, THEN back to 80
9-21-26
Conditions have been favorable for cotton maturity through the third week of September. Rain and cooler conditions in the fourth week are followed by sunny and warm weather as we transition into October. Defoliation has begun and will increase dramatically as maturity, weather, and also the calendar all converge positively to provide a nice exclamation point on what looks like a nice growing season. It has been too dry at times, and for several locations, it would be considered quite severe, but work has remained caught up. We also benefited from low insect pressure and manageable growth allowed us not to have to spray constantly. Now at the end, we can only continue to do our part and hope the risk of El Nino rains will not develop until after we are done. By the middle of October, most fields will be defoliated and many pickers will be rolling.
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