Many farmers with irrigation have been watering planted crops to help seed germination and pre-watering fields to improve soil moisture before planting. Dryland farmers are at the mercy of Mother Nature. ? AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie
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Soil moisture key to cropping conditions
When it comes to soil moisture, Texas agriculture is divided into âhavesâ and âhave-nots.â Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomists Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., in Lubbock, and Ronnie Schnell, Ph.D., in Bryan-College Station, said the soil moisture conditions have changed dramatically