Crops tour brings producers, experts together

By Bev Odom on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY
Collingsworth County producer Sonny Cox, left, converses with AgriLife Extension Weed Specialist Peter Dotray amongst the blooming cotton trial plots on the western edge of Rex Henard’s water-saving pivot irrigation system during the Sept. 4 crops tour. INTREPID PHOTO / BEV ODOM
Collingsworth County producer Sonny Cox, left, converses with AgriLife Extension Weed Specialist Peter Dotray amongst the blooming cotton trial plots on the western edge of Rex Henard’s water-saving pivot irrigation system during the Sept. 4 crops tour. INTREPID PHOTO / BEV ODOM

COLLINGSWORTH CO. – About 50 producers, industry associates and guest speakers traipsed the sandy roads to convene at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, for the 2026 Collingsworth County Crops Tour at Rex Henard’s irrigated pivot cotton field on County Road R.

Texas is the largest producer of cotton in the United States, and local Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Kenny Patterson welcomed the crowd and t…