Rains help, but don't end drought in Texas
Published Wednesday, February 01, 2012
By STEVE BURNSTexas AgriLife Extension ServiceWinter rain accumulations varied across the state, from as much as 5 inches in some East Texas counties to 1 inch to 3 inches in Central and North Texas, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension ...
Texas Crop Report
Published Tuesday, January 10, 2012
COLLEGE STATION -- The following reports were compiled by AgriLife Extension for the week of Jan. 10:Central: Winter wheat and oats and cool-season grasses responded well to recent moisture. Runoff from the rains helped to partially fill some stock t ...
Tree supply running dry
Published Thursday, December 01, 2011
The drought has been tough on crops statewide, and Brazos Valley area Christmas tree farmers -- including two who are closing because of their losses -- aren't immune. Christmas tree growers in Texas lost some trees, especially those who didn't ha ...
Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn
Published Thursday, December 01, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to spikes in meat prices and even shortages at supermarkets if corn growers have a bad year.The amount of corn consumed by ...
Cattle prices soar to 'unprecedented' levels
Published Thursday, December 01, 2011
Fueled by declining beef production due to the drought and booming exports, fed-cattle prices soared to "unprecedented" levels, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. Fed cattle prices were $127 per hundredweight the second week of ...
Cattle prices soar to 'unprecedented' levels
Published Thursday, December 01, 2011
By ROBERT BURNSTexas AgriLife Extension ServiceFueled by declining beef production due to the drought and booming exports, fed-cattle prices soared to "unprecedented" levels, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.Fed cattle prices we ...
Texas Crop Report
Published Tuesday, November 29, 2011
COLLEGE STATION -- The following reports were compiled by AgriLife Extension for the week of Nov. 29:Central: Rainfall totals across the area varied from 0.5 inch to 2 inches. Cool-season grasses responded well and were growing rapidly. The cotton ha ...
Texas Crop Report
Published Tuesday, November 15, 2011
COLLEGE STATION -- The following reports were compiled by AgriLife Extension for the week of Nov. 15:Central: The region did not receive rain, and more producers were taking cattle to auction due to a shortage of water and forages. Winter wheat pastu ...
Cotton crop a 'mixed bag'
Published Thursday, September 15, 2011
By ROBERT BURNS Texas AgriLife Extension Service Cotton is a "mixed bag" in the Panhandle and South Plains, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. Most dryland cotton has failed, and in some areas, growers have given up on partiall ...
Producers worry about winter wheat prospects
Published Thursday, September 01, 2011
By ROBERT BURNS Texas AgriLife Communications COLLEGE STATION -- After the failure of many of their summer crops due to drought, now producers have good reason to worry that they won't make a winter wheat crop either, according to a Texas AgriLife E ...
Dryland crops, some irrigated crops are failing
Published Friday, July 15, 2011
Texas AgriLife Communications COLLEGE STATION -- Much of Texas received rain at the end of June. Most got only a trace, but from two to four inches or more fell in isolated areas, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly all the state suffe ...
Texas raising a good crop of grasshoppers
Published Friday, July 01, 2011
By ROBERT BURNSTexas AgriLife CommunicationsCOLLEGE STATION -- While drought is bad for practically everything else that grows, it does often promote a good crop of grasshoppers, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts."Grasshopper popu ...
Drought is third-worst
Published Wednesday, June 15, 2011
By ROBERT BURNS Texas AgriLife Communications Is this the worst Texas drought ever? The answer is no, but it certainly is one of the worst, according to John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Uni-versity professor and Texas state climatologist. "Based o ...
Lack of rain continues to plague most of Texas
Published Wednesday, June 01, 2011
By ROBERT BURNSTexas AgriLife CommunicationsCOLLEGE STATION -- At the end of May, many areas received rain, but in most of the state the agricultural situation remained extremely dire, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Exten-sion Service perso ...
Storms bring tornadoes, rain to parts of Texas
Published Sunday, May 15, 2011
By ROBERT BURNS Texas AgriLife Communications COLLEGE STATION -- Strong storm cells swept through parts of East and North Central Texas on April 27, bringing tornadoes along with some much needed rain, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service perso ...
