# Episode 39 – Government Shutdown on the Farm; 2019 Acreage Projection Author: thatch Published: 2019-01-16 Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/companion/episode-39-government-shutdown-on-the-farm-2019-acreage-projection/ --- ![Episode 39 – Government Shutdown on the Farm; 2019 Acreage Projection](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCpageheader.jpg) Longtime cotton economist Jarral Neeper joins the podcast to discuss how the government shutdown is impacting cotton. Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes also discuss *Cotton Grower’*s annual acreage survey and reveal how many cotton acres you can expect in the U.S. in 2019. [![Episode 39 – Government Shutdown on the Farm; 2019 Acreage Projection](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/apple-50px.png)](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cotton-companion/id1003900020?mt=2) [![Episode 39 – Government Shutdown on the Farm; 2019 Acreage Projection](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Google-music-50px.png)](https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ivyyrulsqv2iqu5bl7uciui3ccm?t%3DThe_Cotton_Companion%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16) [![Episode 39 – Government Shutdown on the Farm; 2019 Acreage Projection](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Spodify-50px.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/2VVvVXQizfND8stXzeJW77)