Cotton acreage on rise

Michael Rochelle with the National Cotton Council of America listens to comments during a meeting in Sikeston on Wednesday.
(Photo by Jill Bock, staff)

SIKESTON -- With cotton prices the highest they have been since the Civil War, a number of area farmers were interested in hearing a national leader's view on the farm issues ahead.

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