For many, sorghum is the first choice summer crop option, as it is easy to grow and considered a low risk option. However, dryland cotton, is increasingly gaining attention from dryland grain growers primarily because they see it as a more profitable alternative to sorghum and secondly, they are discovering that dryland cotton production is not as risky as once perceived. Today’s Facts on Friday discusses what has made the management of dryland cotton much simpler and the ability to reduce production risk through the use of wider row configurations.