Randall Bankhead, the Southwest's 2022 High Cotton Award winner, will tell you it takes a village to raise a cotton crop. While his farm practices such as cover crops, crop rotation and no-till play a vital role, it's more about the people in his village that make his operation successful. 

See, Regenerative farming, 'village effect' earn cotton producer top award 

Take a look at this gallery to learn more about his family

and other individuals important to his cotton production. Also, learn more about his 12-species cover crops.

See, High Cotton consensus: 'It takes a village to grow cotton'

Get a bird's eye view of his operation through drone footage provided by Chase Schuchard, Bankhead's son-in-law.

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Look closely, you might even spot Farm Press Editor Shelley Huguley riding in the stripper baler cab.  

See, The 'village effect'

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