Wheat crop lost in Texas' Panhandle
4/4/2023 11:58:56 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Armstrong County, TX
Briscoe County, TX
Carson County, TX
Collingsworth County, TX
Dallam County, TX
Deaf Smith County, TX
Donley County, TX
Gray County, TX
Hall County, TX
Hansford County, TX
Hartley County, TX
Hemphill County, TX
Hutchinson County, TX
Lipscomb County, TX
Moore County, TX
Ochiltree County, TX
Oldham County, TX
Potter County, TX
Randall County, TX
Roberts County, TX
Sherman County, TX
Wheeler County, TX
Start Date: 2/27/2023
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Drought, combined with the wind and sand storm in late February, led to the loss of most of the wheat crop in the Panhandle region. The hay shortage continued.
Texas Farm Bureau (Waco, Texas), April 4, 2023
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