Valley Headlines
The latest headlines from the Rio Grande Valley.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Doug Hanson has been in the cotton farming business since 1967. He said picking cotton requires hard work under the hot sun, long hours and can be a guessing games at times since much of the season's success lies in mother nature's hands.
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Thursday, June 07, 2012
A steady stream of water flows through Vern Vanderpool’s cotton farm. It is the third time this year he has had to irrigate the land just to make sure he has a crop to sell when it comes time to harvest.
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Monday, August 01, 2011
This is one of the best cotton seasons on record for Wolf Farms in La Feria. It's so good that cotton pickers have to slow down to avoid choking up machines from too much of the crop, according to owner Steve Wolf of Wolf Farms.
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