Wesley Vanderpool (right) of Alamo, TX, harvested the first bale of cotton for 2023. Pictured with Wesley is his partner, Verne Vanderpool. (Photo: BASF)
Alamo, TX is again home to the first bale of the 2023 cotton season.
Wesley Vanderpool, who also submitted the first bale in 2022, harvested a field of Stoneville ST 4990B3XF on June 20. The field was planted on Feb. 7, and the harvested bale was ginned at Willacy Co-Op Gin in Sebastian, TX.
The bale will be auctioned off at the annual First Bale of Cotton Auction and Scholarship Fundraiser on Sept. 14 in Harlingen, Texas.
Information from BASF
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