Pockets of Texas dryland crops survived the drought
Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert: There were scattered pockets of production
Though most dryland crops have failed due to the drought, there were scattered pockets of production, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
“There will be some dryland crops harvested in Texas,” says Dr. Travis Miller, AgriLife Extension program leader and associate department head of the Texas A&M University soil and crop sciences department, College Station. “The best areas are going to be from Corpus (Christi) north to Victoria and along the coast a little ways; and then from Hill County north and east.”
Miller predicted cotton yields in the area from Corpus Christi to Victoria will be in the 350- to 400-pound-per-acre range. Sorghum yields were reported as being in the 3,000- to 3,700-pound range, while corn yields were about 35- to 40-bushels per acre.
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