More rain is needed before drought conditions will change much. The winter pastures are under drought stress. Some ranchers have a problem getting hay due to short supply. Rains this past week reduced the wild fire hazard in some areas. Field preparations are under way for spring crops.
Sugarcane is in poor condition.
Growers are harvesting the frost damaged sugarcane as fast as possible. In the Panhandle, winter pasture is short due to drought and freezing temperatures. In the north counties, winter small grain pasture is in very poor to poor condition. Rain at the weekend reduced fire hazards. Cattlemen are feeding hay but hay supplies are getting very short.