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%
Panhandle: Soil-moisture levels mostly were short. Early planted wheat that was pre-watered looked good, and some was already being grazed. Without rain, much wheat continued to need irrigation. Dryland wheat needed moisture badly.
South Plains: Dryland wheat was beginning to show signs of moisture stress.
Rolling Plains: Conditions are getting desperately dry in some areas. Wheat and canola started to curl due to weather. Other producers needed a rain just to get wheat to emerge.
Southern Rolling Plains: The region had mild weather, with warm days and cool nights. Rain was needed in all counties. Wheat planting was in full swing. Already emerged wheat was doing very well. Producers were turning cattle onto some early planted wheat fields for grazing. Armyworms and spider mites were problems in some wheat fields, and producers continued to treat when needed.
Northern Blacklands: Soil moisture was short in most counties. Winter wheat for grazing was emerging but needed more rain. There were isolated reports of armyworms.
Southern Blacklands: Parts of the region received a killing frost. Winter wheat looked good. Wheat and oat pastures emerged but were not grazeable because of poorly developed root systems. Armyworms were still being reported.
Source: http://today.agrilife.org/2012/11/06/texas-crop-weather-90/
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