Crop Report

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AgriLife Extension district reporters compiled the following summary for the Central Texas district: The district averaged rainfall up to 4 inches with torrential downpours reported in some areas.

The rain created flooding issues in areas that were saturated.

A few hailstorms and heavy winds were also reported. Small grains were grazed out and hay fields looked good.

There were reports of some fields of wheat, oats, sorghum and corn damage due to flooding and hail. Crop lodging and soil saturation also caused corn crop stunting and chlorosis in some areas.

There were a lot of dead pecan trees reported in both managed and native orchards.

Cotton was in good condition in some areas, but plant conditions were dropping in areas with excessively wet fields.

There were reports of algae issues in stock tanks. Livestock and cattle were in good condition, and some late spring cattle work was carried out.