Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Communications AMARILLO – Wheat Freeze Assessment Sessions will be held April 17-18 across the High Plains, South Plains and Rolling Plains after temperatures dipped into the teens and low 20s on April 9-10, threatening much … Continued
Texas Winter Wheat Progress Planted: 87% (5 Yr Avg: 83%) Emerged: 65% (5 Yr Avg: 61%) Texas Winter Wheat Condition Good-Excellent: 34% Fair: 42% Poor-Very Poor: 24% Source: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Texas/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/txcw4512.pdf Panhandle: Soil-moisture levels mostly were short. Early planted wheat that was … Continued
This week, Texas crop condition ratings for winter wheat improved. Currently, 25 percent of the crop is rated as good to excellent, 40 percent fair and 35 percent poor to very poor. Current projections estimate that 90 percent of the crop has … Continued
–Robert Burns, Texas AgriLife Extension Wheat highlights from the most recent Texas crop and weather report: North: Even after rains the previous week, soil-moisture levels remained very short to short. However, the rains did raise soil moisture enough to encourage producers … Continued
The Texas wheat harvest is drawing to a close this week as combines push north out of the state. Harvest throughout the South Plains has completed and producers in the Panhandle have cut approximately 97 percent of the acres … Continued
Combines are beginning to wrap up the Texas harvest as they continue to push through the Panhandle region. Harvest across the South Plains region is wrapping up with approximately 98 percent of the acres cut to date, including irrigated land. … Continued
Combines continued their northern journey this week as they reached the Texas Panhandle. Harvest in the Southern Blacklands and Rolling Plains has wrapped up for the season. Quality factors in both regions remained strong with high test weights and protein … Continued
Combines continued to roll further north this week as they reached the Texas Panhandle. Harvest in the Southern Blacklands and Rolling Plains should be complete by week’s end with very few acres remaining to be cut. Quality factors in both … Continued
The Texas wheat harvest continues to progress as combines moved north into the southern half of the Texas Panhandle this week. Elevators reported taking in grain in the South Plains and a couple loads have been received from as far … Continued
Wheat harvest progressed across the state this week. Harvest in the Blacklands area south of Dallas is currently estimated at 50 percent complete with yields averaging close to 50 bushels per acre. Harvest in much of the Rolling Plains region, … Continued