No Margin for Error with June-Planted Cotton

The extended drought that impacted the southeast region meant some cotton growers were delayed in their plantings this year, which puts more pressure on producers with June planted cotton, says Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension cotton agronomist.

Hand and the Georgia Cotton Commission caution growers who have later planted cotton this year.

“Cotton’s a very forgiving plant. Once you plant late, real late, that forgiveness kind of goes away,” said Hand.

“You don’t have much room for mistakes. Everything’s got to be dialed in. Everything’s got to be done right because if we have a big screw up on June planted cotton and there’s not much time, there’s no room for error,” added Hand.

Audio Reporting by Clint Thompson for Southeast AgNet.