Texas Agriculture Daily News
Some Texas regions sliding back into drought
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Texas drought conditions are returning with the summer heat in some parts of the state. Central Texas crops are doing well, but several other areas of the state are beginning to suffer from drought factors again.
“The area north of Waco, up through the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and a bit east of there, is in probably as good of shape as anywhere,” said Dr. Travis Miller, Texas AgriLife Extension Service program leader. “Go a little south of there, into the Williamson County/Georgetown area, and it’s pretty darned dry.”
Many counties south of that area haven’t seen a rain since about May 7, Miller noted.
“The southern Panhandle is particularly dry. There are some areas that have had some pretty good rains—and hail—but overall, it’s dry,” he said.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Texas Crop Progress and Condition report for June 24, 10 percent of corn, 24 percent of cotton, 15 percent sorghum and 37 percent of pasture and rangeland was rated poor or very poor.
More information on the current Texas drought and wildfire alerts can be found on the Texas AgriLife Extension Agricultural Drought Task Force website at http://agrilife.tamu.edu/drought/.
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