Stocking rates being reduced in Coastal Bend, Texas
8/14/2019 2:16:30 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aransas County, TX
Austin County, TX
Bee County, TX
Calhoun County, TX
Colorado County, TX
DeWitt County, TX
Fayette County, TX
Goliad County, TX
Jackson County, TX
Karnes County, TX
Lavaca County, TX
Matagorda County, TX
Nueces County, TX
Refugio County, TX
San Patricio County, TX
Victoria County, TX
Washington County, TX
Wharton County, TX
Start Date: 8/13/2019
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Pastures and hayfields in the Coastal Bend were drying quickly, and livestock grazing was short in some pastures as a result. Some cattle producers offered supplemental feeding or began marketing cattle to lower stocking rates.
Some counties adopted burn bans as dryness persisted.
Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Aug. 13, 2019
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