Texas Ranchers Still Battle Elements
Weather across Texas shows varied moisture from adequate to surplus with hail winds and rains slowing harvests. Cotton sorghum and wheat planting and replanting continue, while hay yields and peach prices remain developing. livestock and ranges improve where rains fall. Duration and extent of drought persist in far South and West Texas.
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Worst Year for Erosion Hits Great Plains States
The Agriculture Department reports the past year as the worst erosion year since 1956 57 across 10 Great Plains states. Wind damage affected 4,295,937 acres in 183 counties, with Colorado suffering 2,065,000 acres. Kansas Oklahoma and Texas also saw higher losses than the prior season.
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U S Corn Could Raise Standards If Given Chance
Washington officials and producers argue that corn and related feed grains can lift world living standards. They say American farmers use large units and advanced methods to produce corn cheaply, enabling more affordable meat dairy and poultry as global demand climbs.
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