The tour is visiting farmers in east-central Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and wrapping up in West Texas. With every pass, and every turn, cotton harvest produced surprises for Mac Kutzenberger ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — In Texas, cotton is king. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who oversees the state’s vast farming industry, often said, “farmers want everybody to wear cotton here in Texas.

Farmers in the Southern ... and the final planting date on cotton was May 31st.” USDA’s crop progress report showed only half of the cotton in Texas had been planted as of Monday.

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Explosion at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt Texas last night. The fire spread into the dairy cow holding pens, and an unknown amount of dairy cattle were killed by the fire and smoke.