July 2, 2009 - Dry is the best
description for agriculture
in this area. There has been
some spotty rain for the
last week or two, but for
the most part, there has
been very little
accumulation over the
majority of the region for
more than 3 weeks now dating
back to early June.
The
momentum
for
cotton
growth
is
slowing. Even
cotton
that has
been
growing
good is
slowing
down. Most
of the
cotton
that was
planted
in April
is
beginning
to bloom
and in
these
dry
conditions
will not
grow
much
more
until we
get some
rain and
even
then, it
will
take it
a while
to
regain
momentum.
The
cotton
to watch
which
could be
the
exception
is the
cotton
that was
planted
in
mid-May
or later
and is
planted
on land
that can
push the
growth and
has
recently
gotten
some
good
rainfall. That
might be
1 out of
100
fields.
Hopefully
this dry
period
will
soon
end. The
lack of
rain is
also
resulting
in some
yellow
cotton
that has
just not
gotten
the
side-dress
fertilizer
activated
yet. This
is more
apparent
on sandy
land. A
good
soaking
rain
would be
sweet.
There is
some
chance
of rain
being
forecast
and maybe
we'll
see it
before
another
week
goes by.
