Drought stress seen in South Texas grasses
5/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Atascosa County, TX
Brooks County, TX
Cameron County, TX
Dimmit County, TX
Duval County, TX
Frio County, TX
Hidalgo County, TX
Jim Hogg County, TX
Jim Wells County, TX
Kenedy County, TX
Kleberg County, TX
La Salle County, TX
Live Oak County, TX
Maverick County, TX
McMullen County, TX
Starr County, TX
Webb County, TX
Willacy County, TX
Zapata County, TX
Zavala County, TX
Start Date: 5/16/2017
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Grasses in South Texas manifested signs of drought stress, and dry forage was visible across most of the district. Crops were in fair condition, but could improve with rain. Pasture and rangeland were in fair condition, but were beginning to deteriorate.
Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), May 16, 2017
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