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Rainfall and warmer temperatures improved conditions in some areas of East Texas. Vegetable producers started irrigating to make up for the lack of rainfall. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were short to adequate. Livestock were doing fair to good with supplemental feeding continuing. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 26, 2022 Drought conditions in East Texas lessened some, but much more rainfall was needed to improve soil moisture levels. Livestock were doing fair to good with supplemental feeding taking place. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 5, 2022 Recent rainfall in East Texas relieved drought conditions a little, but warmer temperatures and heavy winds were drying soils. Supplemental feeding decreased as cool-season forages increased productivity following recent rains. Livestock were in fair to good condition with some diet supplementation taking place. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were adequate. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 29, 2022 East Texas received rainfall, but most counties still needed much more. Pasture and rangeland conditions were very poor to poor. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were short to adequate. Grass growth was slow, and producers continued to provide supplemental feed to cattle. Some producers were culling beef cattle herds. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 22, 2022 East Texas remained in desperate need of rainfall. Subsoil and topsoil conditions ranged from short to adequate. High winds dried out any recent moisture received. Houston County reported extremely high fire danger. Ponds and creeks remained low. Cool-season forages continued to be far below normal production due to dry conditions. Pasture and rangeland conditions varied from very poor to good in some areas. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 8, 2022 Drought stress in East Texas eased with recent rain, but some counties, such as Cherokee, Houston and Smith, still desperately needed rain. Ponds and creeks remained low. Pasture and rangeland conditions were very poor to fair. Livestock continued to receive supplemental feed. AgriLife (College Station, Texas), March 2, 2022 Some areas of East Texas received much-needed rainfall, while others were still left dry. The lack of moisture was hurting winter pasture growth. Pasture and rangeland conditions were very poor. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were short to adequate. Livestock were in fair to good condition with supplemental feeding taking place. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 24, 2022 Drought conditions continued across most of East Texas. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were adequate to short. Ponds and creeks were low. Much more rainfall was needed to relieve current conditions. Winter forages were performing very poorly compared to a normal year. Pasture and rangeland conditions were very poor. Cattle market prices were up from last week, but head numbers remained low due to weather. Livestock were in fair to good condition with supplemental feeding taking place. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 15, 2022 East Texas pasture and rangeland conditions were very poor to fair. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were short to adequate. Winter forages were still poor in many areas. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 8, 2022 More rain is needed across East Texas. Many counties have had little to no rain for extended periods. Pasture and rangeland conditions were poor to very poor. Subsoil and topsoil conditions were short to adequate. Winter pastures needed more moisture to continue growth. Livestock were doing fair to good with some supplementation taking place. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 1, 2022