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Boll weevil numbers are down significantly. February s hard freeze may allow the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication program to overcome some of the setbacks it experienced when Hurricane Hanna destroyed most of the Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton last July, February s hard freeze provided a host-free period in the subtropical region of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Boll weevil numbers are down significantly.
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The February 2021 freeze that cost South Texas agriculture more than $380 million in losses provided at least one sliver of a silver lining.
The hard freeze may allow the boll weevil eradication program to overcome some of the setbacks the program experienced when Hurricane Hanna destroyed most of the Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton last July, says Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (the Foundation) President and Chief Executive Officer Lindy Patton.
Many ducks are already migrating toward their breeding grounds. Here are some of the types of ducks that you are likely to see during spring migration.
Although it might not feel like spring migration should be starting up, many types of ducks are already beginning their trek northward. As soon as lakes and reservoirs have open water, you can count on many ducks, geese, and other waterbirds to start their migration back to their breeding grounds. These 20 types of ducks are some of the ones you are likely to see if you head out to your local lake, reservoir, or marsh with a spotting scope this spring!
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Rainfall events delivered a reprieve from drought for some areas and waterlogged other parts of Texas like this sorghum field near Weslaco. Texas Crop and Weather Report – May 25, 2021
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Rainfall events over the last 30 days improved soil moisture levels for drought-stricken parts of the state but also left standing water and soggy, saturated soil conditions in others, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service reports.
Much of the state has received multiple inches of precipitation from multiple storm systems since late April. Those storms delivered much-needed rainfall and subsequently improved soil moisture indexes in drought-stricken areas. But the deluge has delayed plantings and harvests in other parts of the state, as well as causing flooding and a range of other problems and potential problems for producers.
Tropical Development Is Becoming Less Likely in the Gulf of Mexico But System May Increase Flood Threat
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A tropical area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is being watched for possible development and this system may bring more heavy rainfall to water-logged areas of Texas and Louisiana into this weekend.
A surface circulation is located in the western Gulf of Mexico is less than 50 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. Meteorologists are referring to this as Invest 91L, a term used to identify systems that may develop into a depression or storm.