Drought pared down pumpkin crop by up to 40% in Floyd County, Texas
10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Armstrong County, TX
Bailey County, TX
Briscoe County, TX
Carson County, TX
Castro County, TX
Childress County, TX
Cochran County, TX
Collingsworth County, TX
Crosby County, TX
Dallam County, TX
Deaf Smith County, TX
Dickens County, TX
Donley County, TX
Floyd County, TX
Garza County, TX
Gray County, TX
Hale County, TX
Hall County, TX
Hansford County, TX
Hartley County, TX
Hemphill County, TX
Hockley County, TX
Hutchinson County, TX
King County, TX
Lamb County, TX
Lipscomb County, TX
Lubbock County, TX
Lynn County, TX
Moore County, TX
Motley County, TX
Ochiltree County, TX
Oldham County, TX
Parmer County, TX
Potter County, TX
Randall County, TX
Roberts County, TX
Sherman County, TX
Swisher County, TX
Terry County, TX
Wheeler County, TX
Yoakum County, TX
Start Date: 7/16/2023
- End Date: 10/9/2023
The rain in Floyd County stopped mid-July and was not enough to keep the pumpkins growing, despite irrigation. Peak growing season for pumpkins is mid-July and August, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agriculture agent in Floyd County. Pumpkin growers have seen a sharp decline of 20% to 40% in production. Rain at harvest time was not helpful. The High Plains region of Texas is a significant pumpkin-producing region.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Texas), Oct 8, 2023
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