Rolling in Cotton

Machinery Eases Labor Pains

Machinery has changed life in the cotton field, says Justin Cariker, Dundee, Miss. Ease of harvest, good cotton yields and declining corn prices have him considering an acreage increase in 2014. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
Machinery has changed life in the cotton field, says Justin Cariker, Dundee, Miss. Ease of harvest, good cotton yields and declining corn prices have him considering an acreage increase in 2014. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
Cotton may no longer blanket the Midsouth, but those growers who stuck with their favorite crop are feeling warm and fuzzy about this year's yields and the long-term prospects.

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