Great to have @SellForTexas19 at the place this last week. Was able to have neighbors and friends come out and talk about the issues .

Had a thick frost on the windshield this morning with the temperature at 35 degrees. We will see if the regrowth on the cotton is effected.

Attended the 62nd annual Studebaker international meet. Many different year models represented. Two caught my eye, 1931 roaster all original & 1934 truck. Wasn’t able to take any of mine. but had great visits with folks across the nation and around the world. @studebakermus

A weather phenomenon that we haven’t seen very often this year, but glad to see it with thunder, even though the rain was just .35 of an inch, it was appreciated l!

Early morning hosting the TAWC field day discussing irrigation struggles in 2026. Great dialogue with many topics from drip, pivot irrigation & converting more into dry land. History lessons on the aquifer. Always promoting the Fabric of our Lives”Cotton” @TAWC_TTU @txresearch

Been a long Saturday morning. Two flats, two pivots stuck. The stuck ones are not cooperating. May be a while before they are moving again.

Thanks to @GregAbbott_TX @electcharles and @Burrows4TX for coming out to Lubbock to discuss the issue effecting the area and the great state of Texas. Hopefully solution can be found to keep agriculture, schools, and industry moving forward into the future.

I seen someone post a few days about most of the bolls in their fields were four lock. Concerned that yield potential will be down compared to five lock bolls. Couldn’t remember or find who posted it, but here is a three lock. Hopefully he’s the only one.

It’s amazing that a pivot can get stuck ( in the early AM) and the crop is burning up from the lack of water. Just another example that anything associated to irrigation 2026 is getting tired. It will be ending within the next week, it’s getting that time of year.

Listening to SiriusXM on my phone/hearing aids while changing another pivot flat. Then this song starts to play. “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake. Sometimes things happen for a reason without realizing the connection.

Not only am I tired of irrigation season 2026 but the equipment is too. Currently 11:07 pm and I’m out taking care of a pivot alert. Flat tire on end tower. Glad to have a system to alert of a problem so it can be resolved in a timely manner. I wished the timing was better.

Drought puts pressure on South Plains cotton crop texasfarmbureau.org/drought-…

A month ago cotton on the South Plains looked hopeful. The heat and the absence of rainfall has been brutal since. Finding small open bolls today in several fields with weak water irrigation. Dryland will not be worth harvesting.

Cotton is beginning to suffer with the continued heat and no rain. Some fields that irrigation is staying up is in full bloom. Rain would still help, however the forecast is not promising any the rest of August.

Arthur Farms hosted a group of farmers and ranchers from Australia. It’s great to interact with other agricultural folks, & I learn something every time as well. Talked about milo, wheat & the fabric of our lives “Cotton”. Also on the south plains of Texas you talk about water.

Visitors in the cotton field this morning. See these regular and they roam around several miles. Part of a larger group that has split up into smaller ones.

Pivot flat this morning and everything went like clockwork. Probably the fastest ever done, from stopping the pivot to having it moving. 9 minutes and 45 seconds. Actually took longer to go from the barn to the field.

Had a couple of fields receiving measurable rainfall. Glad to have it with a forecast of hot weather next week. 1 to 1.4 in a small area, but very appreciated.