“I hate to paint such a bleak pictures, but there’s no way around it. In my 45-year farming career, this is the worst year I’ve ever experienced.”That was part of the message O’Donnell farmer Travis Mires delivered to a state legislative committee in Austin earlier this month.Serving as president of Plains Cotton Growers (PCG), Mires testified before the Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, highlighting the challenges that have burdened the Texas cotton industry for the last three years.“The Texas cotton industry is bleeding out – producers and infrastructure need support from our state and federal government,” Mires said.