Corn growers in central and southern Texas planted deeper
3/23/2023 2:23:43 AM
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Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Atascosa County, TX
Bandera County, TX
Bastrop County, TX
Bell County, TX
Bexar County, TX
Blanco County, TX
Bosque County, TX
Brooks County, TX
Caldwell County, TX
Cameron County, TX
Comal County, TX
Comanche County, TX
Coryell County, TX
Dimmit County, TX
Duval County, TX
Eastland County, TX
Edwards County, TX
Ellis County, TX
Erath County, TX
Falls County, TX
Freestone County, TX
Frio County, TX
Gillespie County, TX
Gonzales County, TX
Guadalupe County, TX
Hamilton County, TX
Hays County, TX
Hidalgo County, TX
Hill County, TX
Hood County, TX
Jim Hogg County, TX
Jim Wells County, TX
Johnson County, TX
Kendall County, TX
Kenedy County, TX
Kerr County, TX
Kimble County, TX
Kinney County, TX
Kleberg County, TX
La Salle County, TX
Leon County, TX
Limestone County, TX
Live Oak County, TX
Maverick County, TX
McLennan County, TX
McMullen County, TX
Medina County, TX
Milam County, TX
Navarro County, TX
Real County, TX
Robertson County, TX
Somervell County, TX
Starr County, TX
Sutton County, TX
Travis County, TX
Uvalde County, TX
Webb County, TX
Willacy County, TX
Williamson County, TX
Wilson County, TX
Zapata County, TX
Zavala County, TX
Start Date: 2/22/2023
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Corn planting in southern and Central Texas began in late February due to warmer-than-normal soil temperatures. Seeds were planted deeper in some fields to access enough moisture to get the crop started.
AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 14, 2023
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