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Rangelands, pastures hurt by drought in Texas' Coastal Bend
9/24/2019 12:00:00 AM


CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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: 9/4/2019 - End Date: 9/24/2019
Coastal Bend livestock auctions remained busy with producers selling livestock as they weaned calves early or thinned herds. Supplemental feeding continued. The Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Sept. 17, 2019 and Sept. 24, 2019 Some livestock producers in the Coastal Bend were giving their herds hay and protein, due to poor pasture conditions. Early weaned calves were sold at auction, and producers were striving to keep breeding stock where grazing was short. Stock ponds were running low, with producers worrying that livestock might get stuck around muddy ponds. North Texas e-News (Fannin, Texas), Sept. 11, 2019 Rangelands and pastures in Texas' Coastal Bend were suffering from a lack of rain. Many cattle producers were feeding hay because forages were limited. Some producers were weaning calves early. North Texas e-News (Fannin, Texas), Sept. 5, 2019
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