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Texas Crop Progress and Condition Summary, Oct. 10, 2017

Temperatures as low as 40 degrees in the Northern High Plains, resulted from the first strong cold front of the season. Precipitation in the Northern Plains ranged from 2.0 to 4.0 inches. The Lower Valley, East Texas, South Central Texas and the Blacklands received from 0.5 up to 2.0 inches of rain. There were 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grain: Rains helped wheat and oats progress, but delayed seeding. However, producers across many areas of the state continued seeding oats and wheat between rains. Armyworms were reported in the Blacklands and the Edwards Plateau.
Row Crops: Cotton in the Northern Plains and the Southern High Plains struggled to develop due to the lack of warm weather. The potential of a freeze concerned cotton producers in those districts. Southern Low Plains cotton producers applied defoliants with boll opener to help cotton advance toward maturity. Cotton harvest continued in the Blacklands and North East Texas. Corn harvest in the Northern High Plains was delayed due to precipitation and mycotoxin levels continued to be a concern among producers. Rain also delayed the harvest of sorghum in the Northern High Plains and peanuts in the Southern High Plains and Northern Low Plains.
Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops: Pecans in the Southern Low Plains, North East Texas and the Edwards Plateau were opening up.
Livestock, Range and Pasture: Cattle and livestock condition remained good to fair across the state. Reports indicate that the supplemental feeding in South Texas was suspended due to availability of good quality forage. Flies on cattle were a problem in the Coastal Bend. Pasture and range condition improved or were unchanged from the previous week in most parts of the state.
Read the full report at: USDA NASS

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
October 11, 2017

Categories: General, The Cattleman Now

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