Cotton’s still king in Lubbock County, but a little less planted as farmers try other crops due to financial challenges

Driving around, it seems there’s less cotton and more other crops sprouting from Lubbock County soil.

It’s true, as farmers look to alternatives to cotton, continuing to give farmers financial angst.

But returns on some of those alternate crops – sorghum, corn and wheat – have not been good either. The exception is sunflowers…