Soil moisture is adequate. Ranges and pastures responding to recent rainfall. Grazing increasing with added moisture. Moisture conditions allowing many producers to plant peanuts. Heavy grasshopper infestations causing damage.
Soil moisture is short to adequate.
Crops responding to recent rains. Armyworms still reported in pastures, flooded rice and soybeans. Grasshoppers damaging soybeans. Peanut planting in full swing. Cattle market remains strong.