Monthly Archives: September 2020
Guar & Crop Insurance: USDA-RMA Feasibility Study
Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu September 9, 2020 Guar is arguably the most heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant summer annual row crop grown in Texas. Current production regions are the South Plains and the northern Rolling Plains. For information on guar production resources for these drier regions of Texas view https://lubbock.tamu.edu/programs/crops/other-field-crops/guar/ In Fall 2018 USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) initiated a review of ~100 minor fruit, vegetable, and other crops for possible study for federal program crop insurance. AgriLife… Read More →
Crop Progress Report
USDA Crop progress report for peanuts in the US showed an improvement of 3 points from last week between Excellent and Good. Excellent and good conditions improved from 72% to 75% (Graph 1). This condition is also 6 points better that last year at this time of the season. On the other hand, Texas crop report is 6 points below the US average (69%), mostly due to the dry and hot weather during this summer. Crop condition in Texas at this time of the year is below 2019… Read More →
TEXAS ROLLING PLAINS PICKS LIST FOR 2020-2021
Emi Kimura, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Vernon, TX Emi.kimura@ag.tamu.edu 2019-2020 Cropping Season in Review Texas Rolling Plains wheat season started with hot and dry conditions in the fall 2019. Soil temperature was not optimum for planting wheat until the first week of October. Dry months continued to the end of December, which reduced winter forage productivity throughout the Texas Rolling Plains. Dryland wheat gradually improved with the spring precipitation during January to March. Late-freezes in mid-April resulted in the freeze injury… Read More →
Grain Variety Picks for Texas High Plains, 2020-2021 & Texas High Plains Wheat Production Summary, 2019-2020
Jourdan M. Bell, Assistant Professor and Agronomist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research, Amarillo, (806) 677-5600, jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu 2019-2020 Cropping Season in Review Variable rainfall in August and September resulted in varying planting conditions across the Texas High Plains. Some fields were planted with replenished soil moisture while other fields were dry sowed. October 2019 rains delivered valuable moisture for the region’s wheat crop. There was minimal winter precipitation through the central and northern Panhandle resulting in another dry winter. A prolonged winter drought resulted in many producers pulling… Read More →