Corn will be hurt as crop develops and demand for water increases if there is no rain soon. Small grain crops are beginning to dry with harvest to start in the next 2 weeks. There have been a number of wild fires in the central Peninsula area due to the lack of rainfall. Growers reported 23 percent of peanuts are planted. Statewide, pasture condition is poor to fair.
Cattle are in poor to good condition.
In the Panhandle, pastures, cattle and calves are in very poor condition. In the central counties, pasture and cattle are in poor condition due to the prolonged drought. Grass is short and very brown. Ranchers are having to feed and water cattle. In the west central area, the condition of cattle has fallen off and water holes are drying up.