Broadcast Newsline: May 18, 2011

Several parts of the Cotton Belt are experiencing very disastrous planting seasons.

This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts.  All cuts are Craig Brown, Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council.

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Several parts of the Cotton Belt are experiencing very disastrous planting seasons.  Craig Brown, Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council, says the Rolling and High Plains of Texas are experiencing an extreme drought.

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Brown says the Mid-South is also facing disaster during the planting season with much of the area underwater due to excess rainfall.

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Brown says those producers with crop insurance will be covered based on the level of coverage selected.

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