Rainfall over the past week slightly delayed some producers looking to defoliate cotton, and with chances of rain in the forecast over the next week, those delays may continue.
Only a handful of gins have started operating for the 2019 crop. Some cotton has been harvested, but overall progress percentage is in the single digits across the Texas High Plains.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension released two videos a few years ago about cotton harvest aids. Those are available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMZPaHYzybw&t and at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb0f7ZzPoI4&t.
It remains too early to tell how close yields will be to the most recent National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates.
Although ...