Texas Panhandle crops needed rain
7/18/2018 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Armstrong County, TX
Briscoe County, TX
Carson County, TX
Collingsworth County, TX
Dallam County, TX
Deaf Smith County, TX
Donley County, TX
Gray County, TX
Hall County, TX
Hansford County, TX
Hartley County, TX
Hemphill County, TX
Hutchinson County, TX
Lipscomb County, TX
Moore County, TX
Ochiltree County, TX
Oldham County, TX
Potter County, TX
Randall County, TX
Roberts County, TX
Sherman County, TX
Wheeler County, TX
Start Date: 7/17/2018
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All Panhandle crops, especially dryland fields, needed good rainfall. Rangeland was very dry, and corn was stressed by hot, dry winds. Some cow-calf herds grazed Conservation Reserve Program grasses, thanks to USDA authorized emergency grazing.
The Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), July 17, 2018
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