Field Crops Report Topsoil moisture throughout the State is very short to short with scattered areas of adequate moisture. Cold temperatures and drought continue to limit growth of small grains and all cool season forages. The Peninsula winter pastures are under drought stress. The freezing temperatures and the drought are increasing the wild fire hazard throughout the State. Sugarcane harvest is making good progress.
Sugarcane is in poor condition.
The cool, dry weather is helping growers to salvage frosted sugarcane. Livestock Report Statewide, range and pasture is in very poor to fair condition. Drought and cold remain vital factors in the poor production of winter forage for cattle. Freezing temperatures have burned small grain forage growth in the Panhandle and north. Ranchers are feeding hay in the north and central areas.