Drought, Water, And Heat Across The Southwest Cotton Belt

The cotton crop across the Southwest is not just “variable” this year, it’s split-screen. We talk with a panel of Extension cotton specialists from Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to compare what’s holding on, what’s falling apart, and why water capacity is still the number one story even when the heat is doing the loudest damage. From Arizona’s mostly irrigated acres and surprising insect pressure to West Texas estimates of massive dryland abandonment, the regional update is blunt, spec...