Producers in the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) service area have been busy the past few weeks trying to wrap up planting their crops prior to the crop insurance deadlines in their respective areas. With final planting dates and late planting periods now mostly passed, cotton planting is virtually complete, and growers are now shifting their focus to irrigation and weed control activities. According to the USDA Crop Progress report from June 20, 2021, planting of the U.S. cotton crop is essentially finished. The report revealed that 96% of the U.S. crop is now planted, which is up by 6% from the previous ...