Weather Wise-May 26, 2023

published: May 26th 2023 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

Weather Wise-May 2023

published: April 28th 2023 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

I’ve been talking a lot about the El Niño event that is developing. This month, I want to show you what the longer range computer models are forecasting for the next three months. Typically,  El Niño will bring better chances for rain and can also provide for cooler than average temperatures where those frequent rains set up....

Weather Wise April 2023

published: March 31st 2023 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

With La Niña having departed, it is time to focus on exactly what is happening next. Well, if you read this column regularly, you know that we’ve been talking about the transition to El Niño for quite some time....

Weather Wise March 2023

published: March 3rd 2023 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

  Goodbye La Niña   Updates: The map below shows sea surface temperature anomalies.     The La Niña is fading quite rapidly, despite some blue shading along the central equatorial Pacific Ocean....

Texas crop and weather-March 3, 2023

published: March 3rd 2023 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

  Circumstances are improving for Texas grain producers as spring plantings get underway in southern parts of the state, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Welch, Ph....

Texas Crop and Weather Report-Feb. 3, 2023

published: February 3rd 2023 by: Adam Russell source: Southern Livestock Standard

Egg prices continue to set all-time per-dozen price records, and a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert does not expect that trend to reverse in the near future. David Anderson, Ph....

Weather Wise January 2023

published: January 6th 2023 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

Hey folks! Happy New Year! I hope you all are doing well. Let’s check on the status of La Niña… The image above shows that there is still quite a bit in the way of colder than average water along the equatorial Pacific Ocean....

Texas Crop and Weather Report Dec. 09, 2022

published: December 13th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

      Recent rainy weather improved soil moisture conditions for many wheat and cool-season forage producers, but most of Texas remains below normal rainfall, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts....

Texas crop and weather Nov. 11, 2022

published: November 11th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

Wheat prices up amid war, expanding drought      Wheat prices are high, and weather and market factors could make the crop an attractive option for Texas growers coming out of a severe drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert....

Weather Wise-November 2022

published: November 1st 2022 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

Analog year update I know many of you are interested in knowing what years from the past look like as to what we are seeing now...i.e. analog years. I have a few that I want to share with you, but I also want to caution you about using them exclusively....

Texas crop and weather-Oct. 28, 2022

published: October 28th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

Turkey prices have been on the rise with Thanksgiving Day still more than a month away, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.       Market forces coupled with a force of nature – avian influenza – have disrupted the supply chain and caused turkey prices to trend upward, leading to shortages for some wholesale buyers....

Texas crop and weather Oct. 14, 2022

published: October 14th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

Texas pumpkin yields down, demand sky high Texas Crop and Weather Report – Oct. 4, 2022   By Adam Russell, Texas AgriLife Today       Texas pumpkin producers experienced a second sub-par season in a row, as drought conditions led to fewer management issues, but lower yields, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts....

Weather Wise October 2022

published: September 30th 2022 by: Brian Bledsoe source: Southern Livestock Standard

What happens after La Niña ends? I get this question a lot and it is always a tough one to answer. Why? Well…1) La Niña is still firmly in control and 2) The PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) is still quite cold/negative....

Texas crop and weather Sept. 30, 2022

published: September 30th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

Texas pecan production below average, demand remains strong                   Texas pecan orchards were expected to produce a mixed bag of results amid good prices and strong demand, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert....

Texas crop and weather Sept. 2,2022

published: September 2nd 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

Texas wine-grape vineyards were seeing below-average yields and above-average quality following a challenging 2022 growing season, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts....

Weather Wise-September 2022

published: September 2nd 2022 by: Brian Bledsoe

After suffering through such a nasty stretch of heat and dryness, some rain actually fell. In some cases, it was a lot of rain. The map below rainfall anomalies during the past two weeks… You can see some areas have been anywhere from 2 to 10+ inches above average....

Texas crop and weather Aug. 9th

published: August 19th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

Rice yield reports were surprisingly good despite hot, dry conditions, and prices were up, but so were input costs, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research expert.   Lee Tarpley, Ph....

Texas crop and weather-July 26

published: August 5th 2022 by: Adam Russell source: Texas AgriLife Today

  The shrinking Texas cattle herd is likely to translate into higher calf and beef prices years beyond a break in the 2022 drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert....

Weather Wise-August 2022

published: August 5th 2022 by: Brian Bledsoe

I will have chatted with many of you at the 2022 Beef Cattle Short Course, but wanted to give you a peek at what the latest models are saying for the rest of 2022.  NMME Model Precipitation Forecast September October November December EURO Seasonal Precipitation Forecast September October November December You can see that both models have roughly the same forecast....

Weather Wise July 2022

published: July 8th 2022 by: Brian Bledsoe

I’m writing this just before the latest long range model updates arrive. However, there likely isn’t going to be a lot of change in them, from the last time we chatted. Here is a look at the latest sea surface temperature anomalies: Again, you can see all of the blue shading along the equatorial Pacific Ocean....