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Crop Progress: Wheat in Relatively Poor Condition, Corn Planting Off to Good Start – DTN Apr 6, 2021
U.S. winter wheat is starting off the 2021 growing season with a good-to-excellent condition rating below last year, according to USDA NASS’ first weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. For […]
Texas Field Reports: Commodity Prices Favorable for Row Crop Producers Mar 17, 2021
Texas row crop producers might have the luxury of choosing between sorghum, corn and cotton as all three commodities are seeing high prices with the 2021 planting season underway, according […]
Texas Field Reports: Winter Storm Offers Few Silver Linings Feb 24, 2021
So far, there are few silver linings related to the winter storm system that brought historically low temperatures and a mix of precipitation throughout Texas, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension […]
Texas Field Reports: Arctic Conditions Deliver Frigid Blow Feb 18, 2021
Arctic weather conditions that blanketed the state with snow, ice and frigid temperatures is damaging Texas agriculture crops in a historic way, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. The extent […]
Crop Progress: Cotton Harvest Ahead of Pace, Improvements to Wheat Conditions – DTN Dec 1, 2020
U.S. winter wheat’s good-to-excellent rating gained back last week what it lost the previous week, according to USDA NASS’ weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. This is the final weekly […]
Texas Field Reports: Peanut Producers Faced Tough Season Nov 19, 2020
Texas peanut producers experienced a difficult 2020 growing season due to drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Emi Kimura, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state peanut specialist, Vernon, said […]
Texas Field Reports: Rice Crop, Market Likely Up Oct 15, 2020
Early indications show Texas rice farmers produced a bumper crop amid a market that could experience a price increase due to crop losses in other rice-producing states, said a Texas A&M […]
Texas Field Reports: Pumpkin Yields Down, Quality Up Oct 7, 2020
Floydada pumpkin harvest nears completion in a season with below-average yields and above-average quality, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Carroll, AgriLife Extension agent, Floyd County, said producers […]
Texas Field Reports: Peanut Acres Up, Yields Likely Down Sep 29, 2020
Texas peanut harvest is underway, and producers are expecting lower per-acre yields than last season, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Emi Kimura, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension agronomist and state […]
Texas Field Reports: Pecan Production Above Expectations Amid Uncertain Market Sep 23, 2020
Texas pecan production appears better than expected, but market uncertainty amid the pandemic looms, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde, said expectations […]
