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Wheat conditions were worsening as the crop broke dormancy and began reproductive growth due to extreme winds and a dearth of rain. Wheat was manifesting drought stress in South Texas and the southern Blackland region. If rain does not fall soon, farmers will have to decide whether to let cattle graze it and forgo a grain harvest or manage it as wheatlage. A Hamilton County grower said that most of the wheat in his area was less than 12 inches high. The wheat was beginning to head, but some fields were already abandoned or grazed out. Average yield is expected to be about 20 bushels per acre, compared to the usual 35 to 45 bpa. Texas Farm Bureau (Waco), April 15, 2025