Pasture deteriorating, supplementation starting in Texas' Rolling Plains
8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Archer County, TX
Baylor County, TX
Childress County, TX
Clay County, TX
Cottle County, TX
Dickens County, TX
Foard County, TX
Hardeman County, TX
Haskell County, TX
Jack County, TX
Kent County, TX
King County, TX
Knox County, TX
Montague County, TX
Motley County, TX
Palo Pinto County, TX
Parker County, TX
Stephens County, TX
Stonewall County, TX
Throckmorton County, TX
Wichita County, TX
Wilbarger County, TX
Wise County, TX
Young County, TX
Start Date: 8/13/2024
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Extremely dry and sweltering conditions persisted across the Rolling Plains. A wide-spread rain would help reduce the wildfire risk, which remains exceptionally high with dried pasture grasses in the entire district. Most producers are having to supplement cattle with hay. Grasshoppers continued to plague everyone and were eating anything green.
AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Aug 27, 2024
The Rolling Plains experienced an unseasonable cold front that brought some relief, but conditions were still dry. Irrigated cotton and corn looked favorable, but dryland crops were struggling. Livestock water sources and pasture quality were deteriorating, and producers in many areas were starting to supplement their herds. Grasshoppers remained a problem.
AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Aug 13, 2024
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