Corn is fair to good. Insecticide applications being made for western corn rootworm. Wheat yields are poor. Recent rains were beneficial to dryland sorghum acres. Soil moisture is short to adequate.
Livestock are in good condition with less heat stress.
Thrips are damaging young cotton plants. Increasing boll weevil populations. Soil moisture is adequate. Wheat yields are below average. Half of cotton crop remains to be planted.