As the first final planting date approaches for the Plains Cotton Growers service area, conditions across the region are mixed, with some growers enjoying beneficial rains that will boost their early crop and others experiencing everything from painfully dry conditions to severe weather that will force some to start over – or plant something else altogether. Planted acreage for the PCG service area is expected to be about normal, but it remains to be seen how much will be viable. In the northern parts of the PCG service area, where the May 31 final planting date is in immediate sight, most ...