Pena said as of last Friday, the Edwards Aquifer in San Antonio was recharged and rising more than 13 feet. Wayne Scholtz, Medina County Extension agent, said Hondo received over nine inches of rain over the weekend. Ranchers in this part of the state can never get too much rain and it set us up nicely for wheat and oats planting. Though Medina County was not as far along in their cotton harvest, farmers will still feel the losses, he said. In the Panhandle, district Extension director Bob Robinson said temperatures were near normal with some scattered showers reported.
Soil moisture continues to be very short.
Range grass has greened-up where rain has fallen, but many areas continue to report very poor range conditions, he said. In East Texas, district Extension director Tony Douglas said armyworm populations are very high. Extension entomologist James Robinson said the Gulf Coast and Southeast Texas farmers are treating pastures and ranges for the grass-gobbling worms. The worm is a real potential threat to winter pastures all the way until frost. In South Texas, district Extension director Terry Lockamy said the area is hoping for rain as a tropical storm looms on the coast.