HAIL DAMAGES COTTON IN BRAZOS BOTTOM, SOME FARMERS FACING REPLANT OPTIONS
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Robert Lemon, (979) 845-2425, r-lemon@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Severe hail and high winds associated with Monday’s thunderstorms pummeled cotton fields in many sections of Central Texas, with fields in the Brazos River Bottom sustaining damage ranging from slight defoliation to fields with plants beaten to the ground. Robert…