Soil moisture is short to adequate. Crops responding to recent rains. Armyworms still reported in pastures, flooded rice and soybeans. Grasshoppers damaging soybeans. Peanut planting in full swing.
Cattle market remains strong.
Soil moisture is adequate. Corn maturing rapidly. Cotton crop experiencing high insect pressure. Cucumber harvest interrupted by rains, resulting in loss of some fields due to over maturity. Watermelon, cantaloupe harvest in full swing.