Virginia cotton: don't look for an early planting start

Johnny Parker, agronomist for Commonwealth Gin in Windsor, Virginia, noted on his web site this week that the state probably won't make an early start this planting season. The weather, Parker wrote, does not look favorable to planting getting underway before April 20, which is typically considered the first day of the state's planting window.

For his full report on Virginia planting conditions, click here.