Many producers waited until December to plant, but November is the ideal time in the Winter Garden. So many got a late start, and about 100 acres were never planted. Harvest will begin in the Rio Grande Valley in March and will continue to the north through June or early July. Texas ranks sixth in national onion production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. District Extension director Dr. Bob Robinson of Amarillo said four to eight inches of snow fell the week of Jan. 15 across the Panhandle.
Soil moisture continues to improve, but wet fields are allowing for little land preparation.
Robinson said wheat is rated poor to good and is dormant. He said range conditions are also poor to good. And, heavy supplemental feeding continues. District Extension director Randy Upshaw of Dallas said soil moisture is also improving in North Texas. Damage from December ice storms is still being cleared.