April 25, 2024

Some combines were running in South Texas and the Coastal Bend. So far, test weights were good and protein was variable.. Precipitation was expected over the next week, so harvest activity would likely be delayed.

April 30, 2024

According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In Central Texas, the winds caused lodging in wheat in some areas. Small grains were grazed out, and producers cut oats and wheat that were inadequate for hay or silage. Some wheat and oats were laying over due to plentiful rains. In the Rolling Plains, many producers were cutting and baling wheat for livestock hay but there were concerns over the decreased quality of hay that was cut and rained on before it could be baled. Wheat was beginning to mature quickly, and stocker calves were being taken off wheat pasture. Wheat was starting to head out in the South Plains. Many producers pulled cattle off wheat pastures before the rain and those fields were starting to head out. In the Panhandle, overall soil conditions ranged from adequate to short, and wheat yield prospects continued to decline with above-normal temperatures and windy and dry conditions. Irrigated wheat looked good, but the dryland declined as many fields were going into heading. Wheat and warm-season grasses were all progressing well in North Texas. Wheat has been rolled for hay for livestock in the far west region. In the west central area, some baling of wheat and oat fields continued as producers try to replenish depleted hay stocks while others were choosing to graze out fields. Wheat remains in fair to good condition and cotton producers were spraying weeds and preparing fields for planting. Winter wheat has headed across the county. Wheat and oat crops were being prepared for harvest in South Texas.

May 1, 2024

Custom harvesters were cutting in Uvalde. They reported yields between 66-85 bushels per acre under pivot irrigation and dryland yields between 20-30 bushels per acre. Test weight was 63.5 pounds per bushel and moisture was 12.5%.

May 2, 2024

Wheat was drying down quickly in the Edwards Plateau and southern Rolling Plains. Conditions were mixed, ranging from poor to good.