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Wet fall leaves cotton rotting in fields after dry August

Wet fall leaves cotton rotting in fields after dry August
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A dry August pushed many cotton farmers to harvest early, while some chose to wait. A wet fall has since left much of the crop that stayed in the field rotted. Brandon Patschke, an Idalou cotton farmer, said the dryness of August opened the burrs early, and then the rain c...

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