Early cotton in the ground

Kelly Butterworth
Updated August 11 2017 - 8:25am, first published August 2 2017 - 9:00pm
EARLIER THE BETTER: Neek Morawitz, Windy Hill and Argoon, Comet, with operator Clay Rigney who was busy planting the season's cotton crop on August 1. Photo - Kelly Butterworth.
EARLIER THE BETTER: Neek Morawitz, Windy Hill and Argoon, Comet, with operator Clay Rigney who was busy planting the season's cotton crop on August 1. Photo - Kelly Butterworth.

Central Highlands’ roads are still littered with cotton as growers finish harvesting last season’s cotton – but on Tuesday came August 1, marking the opening of the new season’s planting window. 

Kelly Butterworth

Rockhampton-based journalist covering all things ag.

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