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Rangelands, pastures deteriorating in Southwest Texas
9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bandera County, TX
Bastrop County, TX
Bexar County, TX
Blanco County, TX
Caldwell County, TX
Comal County, TX
Edwards County, TX
Gillespie County, TX
Gonzales County, TX
Guadalupe County, TX
Hays County, TX
Kendall County, TX
Kerr County, TX
Kimble County, TX
Kinney County, TX
Medina County, TX
Real County, TX
Sutton County, TX
Travis County, TX
Uvalde County, TX
Wilson County, TX

Start Date: 8/13/2019 - End Date: 9/11/2019
Rangeland and pasture in Southwest Texas continued to deteriorate amid the hot, dry weather. Livestock and wildlife continued to receive supplemental feed. North Texas e-News (Fannin, Texas), Sept. 11, 2019 Southwest Texas producers began supplementing feed for livestock as rangeland and pastures remained dry. Ponds and creeks were nearing critical levels. Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Aug. 27, 2019 Rangeland and pastures continued to deteriorate in Southwest Texas, where many stock tanks were hitting critical levels. Streams and creeks were very low to dry. Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Aug. 20, 2019 Rangeland and pasture conditions deteriorated in Southwest Texas, and grasses turned brown. There were reports of dry river beds and grass fires. Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Aug. 13, 2019
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