North Carolina: cotton planting forecast looks better later in the week

Keith Edmisten, North Carolina Extension Cotton Specialist, said the immediate cotton planting forecast for his state is somewhat marginal for today (Monday, May 7), but begins to look a bit better after that.

"Yes, if I have a lot of cotton to plant, I would keep going and make sure the seed I am using has good cool germination (hopefully above 65-70%)," Edmisten said in his cotton planting forecast report this morning. "If I could finish planting within a relatively short period I would consider resuming planting on Tuesday or Wednesday."

To see his complete forecast (PDF), including the DD60 accumulation table, click here.

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