Statewide, the condition of pasture and range was mostly poor. Drought has reduced pasture condition in the Panhandle, north, and central counties. In the southwest, the condition of cattle is fair to good, and pasture condition is fair. Ranchers are burning old growth in pastures. Statewide, cattle condition is mostly fair to good.
All areas continue to be very dry.
Rain is badly needed. Growers and caretakers are irrigating around the clock to maintain good tree condition. Some non-irrigated groves have trees showing leaf curl and some afternoon wilt. Some growers have shocked their trees into bloom by irrigating following a prolong dryness. Harvest of early and midseason oranges is winding down as supplies are very low in many parts of the citrus belt.