Livestock Report Statewide, pasture condition improved slightly. In the Panhandle, pasture condition decreased due to lack of rain. In the northern counties, recent rain helped improve pasture condition. In the central area, pasture condition was down in some areas due to severe drought, but at other locations pasture condition improved following 1.00 inch of rainfall. In the west central area, pastures are still green from new growth.
Growth is held back by lack of rain.
Some hay is being cut. In the southwest, pasture condition is fair to good. Statewide, cattle condition is mostly fair. There were scattered showers and a few thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night throughout many areas of the citrus belt. However, the lower interior and much of the west coast got very little, if any, of the badly needed moisture.