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Fields in various stages of maturity after flooding
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Texas Department of Agriculture recap
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by the wet root system not their region,
being able to take up nitrogen
well, he said, which gives the
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Mike Merchant
The Asian tiger mosquito shown here is one of
the two mosquito species known to commonly
transmit chikungunya. The other is the yellow
fever mosquito. Both species are found in Texas.
The weakened by soggy soils,
were
had slow growth due to the
heavy rains. Alfalfa neared
being ready for the third cut-
ting. Pasture and rangeland
were in fair to good condi-
tion. Topsoil and subsoil
moisture was adequate to
short.
North: Topsoil moisture
was mostly surplus after
many areas received 3 to 4
inches of rain. The Red River
continued to be well above
flood stage, forcing the relo-
cation of many head of cattle
and pieces of farm equipment
to higher ground. Many acres
of crops flooded. All three
highways in Cooke County
that cross the Red River into
Oklahoma or Arkansas
remained closed. With ground
lowing from excessive moisture, as did area corn. Both crops will likely beyond being merely saturat-
However, the more mature AgriLife Extension agrono-
plants will likely recover and mist, Lubbock.
“That’s for full benefits —
Health Services recently
announced the first 2015 case
DALLAS - Anticipating a
significant increase in the
state’s mosquito population,
Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service entomolo-
gists are offering tips on how
Texans can help slow mosqui-
to breeding in backyards and
protect from being bitten.
“Mosquito populations are
booming throughout the state
and will likely not go away
anytime soon after all our rains
and flooding,” said Dr. Mike
Merchant, AgriLife Extension
urban entomologist in Dallas.
“Not all of the mosquitoes
swarming us right now are
likely to carry disease, but
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higher than the previous week and percent of the Texas wheat crop is in prior four-week average. Shipments than the previous week and seven
closed at 62.38 cents per pound. July the heading stage, with 56 percent of were 34 percent higher than the pre- percent lower than the average.
For the week ending futures prices settled at 64.35 cents the acreage in good-to-excellent vious week but 27 percent lower
May 30, 2015, Texas auctions quot- per pound, 1.04 cents higher than condition. Eighty-seven percent of than the average,
ed feeder cattle prices mostly steady, last week. For the reporting period of
with instances of sales ranging from May 18-24, the USDA NASS Texas
$3 lower to $4 higher per hundred- field office published that cotton
weight (cwt). Texas weekly direct planting was at 29 percent, which is
feeder cattle sales were steady to $4 21 points behind the normal amount,
higher. Wholesale beef values were This is due to the continued rainfall
higher, with Choice Grade losing our state has received. Net export
$6.08 to close at $254.99 per cwt and cotton sales were up 98 percent from
Select Grade losing $5.37 to close at the previous week’s sales.
$243.83 per cwt. Net export sales for Shipments were down 14 percent
May 15-24 were up 11 percent from from the previous week but up 33
the previous week. Export shipments percent from the average.
Wheat cash prices lost 25 cents to the Texas Winter Wheat crop same period last year. Com export al level,
previous week, and shipments pri- settle at $4.54 per bushel, while remains in fair-to-excellent condi- sales were down 19 percent from improved slightly with more than 50
marily went to Japan, Mexico and futures prices lost 48 cents to settle at tion. Net export sales for wheat were the previous week and eight percent percent of the U.S. experiencing
South Korea. $4.77 per bushel. The USDA NASS down 43 percent from the previous from the four-week average. Export abnormal dryness or some degree of
Cotton cash prices were one cent Texas field office reported that 98 week and down noticeably from the shipments were one percent lower drought.
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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Dr. Ronnie Schnell
In late May, this San Patricio County grain sorghum field showed some yel-
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Extension livestock/veterinary In addition, horses are suscep- important mosquito types,
tible to several encephalitis dis- According to Swiger, mosqui-
According to Swiger, an eases, including West Nile toes can be divided into two
infected mosquito can pass virus, and should be vaccinat- groups based on where they
tiny heartworm parasites on to ed every year. lay their eggs. For example,
Swiger said that to control floodwater mosquitoes lay
lasting mosquitoes effectively and eggs on the ground in low
damage to heart, lungs and economically, everyone should spots, and these eggs hatch
arteries, and can affect the understand their basic life when it rains and the low area
dog’s quality and length of life, cycle and be familiar with the fills with water.
some areas. Soil moisture was
mostly adequate,
selling. Hom fly and mosqui- Collingsworth County farm-
ers were able to start getting
lion acres, according to the where possible. Some pro- Far West: Glasscock, back into fields as conditions
service. ducers were grazing hayfields Hudspeth, Pecos, Presidio, dried out somewhat. Dallam
AgriLife Extension dis- to remove some of the winter Ward, Winkler, Loving, and Hartley counties received
According to USDA NASS,
thunderstorms moved across the
Texas com prices were mixed state with many areas receiving
with cash prices up to $3.76 per measurable rainfall last week from
bushel and futures prices down to trace amounts to upwards of 10
$3.52 per bushel. The USDA NASS inches. Last week’s U.S. Drought
Texas field office reported 74 per- Monitor for Texas showed a signifi-
cent of the planted Texas com crop cant improvement in drought condi-
has emerged, which is 13 percent tions for the state, with just under 18
below this same point last year, percent of Texas still experiencing
Seventy-seven percent of Texas some stage of drought intensity,
com acreage had been planted, Additionally, none of the state
which is up two percent from last remains in severe, extreme or
week but down 19 percent from the exceptional drought. On the nation-
same period last year. Com export al level, drought conditions
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AgriLife Extension Service kept fields saturated for
extended periods of time, and
there is severe yellowing and
Despite some yellowing from even stunting. It’s just uncer-
overly wet conditions, most of tain yet as to the extent of the
the com in the Coastal Bend damage.”
area will probably recover, From weekly reports by
according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension county
AgriLife Extension Service agents, Blacklands area com
agronomist. also exhibited some substan-
But it’s difficult to make tial yellowing due to wet con-
broad generalizations about ditions. Schnell said he won’t
the crop because earlier wet be able to tour the area until
weather delayed planting and next week but expects to see
fields are in various stages of about the same situation there
maturity, said Dr. Ronnie as in the Gulf Coast region.
Schnell, AgriLife Extension Some Panhandle produc-
state cropping systems spe- ers have also had to delay
cialist, College Station. planting of com due to wet
Younger plants can be conditions and were consider-
more severely affected by ing either earlier maturing
standing water, particularly if com hybrids or other crops
the plant’s growing point is such as grain sorghum,
submerged, he said. In these according AgriLife Extension recover from the yellowing as conditions dry out, said Dr. Ronnie SchneH, ed, farmers couldn’t get
cases, there will likely be county agent reports. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state cropping systems specialist, equipment into fields. The wet
stand loss. But more mature Schnell said the issue for College Station. weather prevented most hay
com can tolerate saturated the Panhandle producers is the The Coastal Bend and Flooding was a big problem forage crops were delayed bailing. The saturated soils
soils better. approaching crop insurance Upper Coast areas planted in most of the district. Many due to the wet conditions, and cloudy days also adverse-
The yellowing is caused final planting date for com in about 450,000 acres of com in counties were declared disas- Most producers should have ly affected pasture growth.
2014, according the U.S. ter areas because of high been able to take the first cut- Disease and fungal problems
The com planting insur- Department of Agriculture winds and flooding. Many ting of hay by the end of May increased. Wild hogs contin-
ance cutoff date for all of the National
plant the appearance of hav- Texas High Plains is June 5, Statistical
ing nitrogen deficiency, said Dr. Calvin Trostle, Panhandle area had about
915,000 acres planted in Trinity County received 6 suffering from too much the week. From a trace to as
2014, with the Blacklands inches of rain in 3 to 4 hours water. Wet conditions were much as 5 inches of rain fell in
go on to produce good yields. “That’s for full benefits — area planting about another that caused flash flooding, making it hard for producers
“It’s kind of early to tell,” a point that is not usually 580,000 acres. Erosion was becoming a big to gather cattle for working or rated
Schnell said. “Some of the made,” Trostle said. “They Total Texas com acreage problem. Livestock were
Gulf Coast fields I checked can still insure after that date, planted in 2014 was 2.25 mil- moved to higher ground to numbers increased,
yesterday were wet, but they but benefits will be reduced.” lion acres, according to the where possible. Some pro- Far West:
were still looking good. I Trostle said com growers
think things will be okay there can use full maturity com well AgriLife Extension dis- to remove some of the winter Ward, Winkler,
if we dry out. But I’ve heard into June, and switch to earli- trict reporters compiled the forages that were shading out Reagan and Upton counties another 1 inch to 2 inches of
of other fields that have had er maturing varieties later if following summaries: the summer grasses, all had 1 inch to 2 inches of rain, and com planting was
continued rain events that necessary. East: Soils were saturated. Applications of herbicide on rain. Crops in most counties
Agricultural trees, with their root systems but weather conditions did ued to cause damage.
Service. The weakened by soggy soils, not allow them to do so. Panhandle: Temperatures
toppled by winds. Vegetable crops were also were below average most of
by travelers, but as yet a fever. There is no treatment
quitoes are beginning to show human-to-mosquito-to-human for or vaccine to protect from
up in traps.” cycle has not developed in this disease.”
Texas Department of State Texas. For more
“This could change, how- about where mosquitoes can
ever, as it did last year in breed, and how to identify
of West Nile vims in the state, Florida where a handful of Aedes and other mosquitoes,
and Dallas County Health and cases occurred among Merchant suggested going to
Human Services just issued a Floridians who had not trav- AgriLife Extension’s
health advisory reporting its eled to the Caribbean,” Mosquito Safari website,
first positive mosquito pool of Merchant said. “The principal http://mosquitosafari.tamu.ed
the year. mosquito vectors of chikun-
Merchant added that gunya include the Asian tiger
chikungunya, another disease mosquito, Aedes albopictus, ones to suffer from mosquito-
transmitted by mosquitoes, is and its close relative, the yel- borne diseases, AgriLife
on the radar of U.S. and state low fever mosquito, Aedes Extension experts noted,
health officials as a growing aegypti. Chikungunya fre-
concem. He said the virus is quently comes with a very bad vectors for dog heartworm,”
regularly brought into the U.S. headache, joint pain, rash and said Dr. Sonja Swiger, AgriLife
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