Drought among factors expected to lead Texas farmers to plant more drought-tolerant crops like cotton
2/26/2022 2:54:07 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Texas
Start Date: 2/24/2022
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Drought, low soil moisture and good cotton prices are expected to lead Texas farmers to plant less corn and more drought-tolerant crops like cotton. Some regions, like much of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the High Plains, are irrigated, but drought is a bigger concern in West Texas and the Texas Plains where dryland agriculture is the rule. The high price of nitrogen fertilizer could also sway farmers to plant less corn and more cotton.
AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 24, 2022
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