Poor stands on crops and short hay crop. We are getting very dry and need a good soaking rain. Armyworms are appearing in several spots. Wheat is in the dough stage, farmers will start harvesting barley next week. Cotton planting and post emergence herbicide applications will happen after some moisture arrives.
Horn flies getting high numbers on beef cows.
Side dressing corn with nitrogen. In many areas moisture is getting critical. Beef cattle producers are cutting a lot of hay compared to last year. Hot and dry. Also, few people are planting cotton.