Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 11/1/21


Many North Carolina cotton farmers should see their best crop ever, with many seeing yields surpassing four bales per acre on dryland fields. In a crop update provided to Southeast Farm Press Oct. 27, North Carolina State University Extension cotton specialists Keith Edmisten and Guy Collins agreed that many growers will see record yields this year, particularly in the northeastern  corner of the state. “Some in other areas are not experiencing their best yields ever, but mostly have above=average yields. Above-average yields with the prices and fiber quality we are seeing will probably make it the most profitable year for many growers,” Edmisten notes in an email to Farm Press.

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